What is recorded here
Darkness Wall is a Carboniferous limestone sea cliff, approximately 300 to 320 million years old, formed through sedimentation in a shallow tropical sea. It is notable for its resistant rock layers and coastal erosion features typical of the Peak District's geological landscape.
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Places near here
Middleton Top Winding EngineHeritage attraction · 679 yd
Middleton Top winding engine house, wheels and wheel-pitScheduled monument · 690 yd
Hopton Winding EngineVisitor information · 897 yd
Snake Mine nucleated lead mine, 275m SSW of Hopton QuarriesScheduled monument · 973 yd
Church of Holy TrinityListed building · 1162 yd
Hopton WoodWood · 1.0 mi
National Stone CentreMuseum · 1.0 mi
Colehill QuarryCliff · 1.1 mi
Stoney WoodVisitor information · 1.1 mi
WindmillListed building · 1.2 mi
Middleton WoodWood · 1.3 mi
BolehillMountain / peak · 1.5 mi