
What is recorded here
Scale Knott is a sea cliff located in Cumberland, composed primarily of Carboniferous limestone, formed around 340 to 320 million years ago through the accumulation of marine sediments. The cliff is notable for its exposure of sedimentary rock layers, which provide insight into the region's ancient marine environment and are of interest to geologists and coastal researchers.
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Places near here
Scale ForceWaterfall · 726 yd
Scale Force waterfallWaterfall · 748 yd
Scale IslandWood · 884 yd
MellbreakMountain / peak · 1103 yd
Woodhouse IslandsIslet · 1480 yd
Rannerdale KnottsMountain / peak · 1683 yd
Lingcomb EdgeCliff · 1735 yd
Grassgarth CoppiceWood · 1.4 mi
Croft FarmhouseListed building · 1.4 mi
George VI Post Box (1936-1952), ButtermereOld post box · 1.5 mi
White CragCliff · 1.5 mi
Fence with boundary stoneMonument or public art · 2.9 miOther information
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