What is recorded here
Brent Scar is a sea cliff composed mainly of Carboniferous limestone, formed around 340 to 320 million years ago through the accumulation of marine sediments. It is notable for its exposure of geological strata and its role in the coastal landscape of North Yorkshire, offering insights into ancient marine environments.
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Places near here
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Inside Victoria CaveCave or cavern · 310 yd
Attermire ScarCliff · 488 yd
Clay Pits PlantationWood · 1106 yd
Sugar Loaf HillMountain / peak · 1231 yd
High Cow Close PlantationWood · 1256 yd
Langcliffe ScarCliff · 1264 yd
High HillMountain / peak · 1588 yd
Church of St John the EvangelistListed building · 1.0 mi
LangcliffeVisitor information · 1.1 mi
Old VicarageListed building · 1.1 mi
Boundary stone, Highway, LangcliffeMonument or public art · 1.3 miOther information
Photo: John Illingworth · CC BY-SA 2.0