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Maizebeck Scar

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Maizebeck Scar
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Maizebeck Scar is shown as a cliff on the public map of Westmorland and Furness. The saved point is the map point or the centre of its mapped shape.
Maizebeck Scar is a sea cliff composed primarily of Carboniferous limestone, formed around 340 to 320 million years ago through the accumulation of marine sediments. The scar is notable for its exposure of sedimentary rock layers, which provide insight into the geological history of the region and are of interest to geologists and local historians.

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Photo: Ian Taylor · CC BY-SA 2.0