What is recorded here
Care Scar is a sea cliff composed primarily of Carboniferous limestone, formed around 340–320 million years ago through the accumulation of marine sediments. The cliff is notable for its exposure of layered rock formations that provide insights into ancient reef environments and are of interest to geologists and fossil collectors.
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Places near here
Scale HawMountain / peak · 356 yd
Waterfall, Hebden BeckWaterfall · 385 yd
Scale Haw waterfallWaterfall · 395 yd
Scar Top HouseListed building · 402 yd
Dumpit HillMountain / peak · 778 yd
Old BridgeListed building · 1140 yd
Old Milestone by the B6265, west of HebdenMonument or public art · 1617 yd
Yarnbury HengeArchaeological place · 1.0 mi
Lythe PlantationWood · 1.2 mi
Mill Mires PlantationWood · 1.3 mi
Tom LeeMemorial · 1.4 mi
Peter WalbankMemorial · 1.5 miOther information
Photo: Carroll Pierce · CC BY-SA 2.0