What is recorded here
Wetherlam Edge is a prominent limestone escarpment formed during the Carboniferous period, approximately 340 to 320 million years ago. It is notable for its role in the landscape of the Lake District and as a feature associated with the geological history of the surrounding Carboniferous Limestone uplands.
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Places near here
WetherlamMountain / peak · 276 yd
Hen CragCliff · 458 yd
Waterfall and mine entranceWaterfall · 473 yd
Waterfall, Henfoot BeckWaterfall · 760 yd
Black SailsMountain / peak · 973 yd
Low TilberthwaiteListed building · 1606 yd
Andrew Goldsworthy Sculpture, TilberthwaitePublic sculpture · 1612 yd
High Tilberthwaite Farmhouse and OutbuildingListed building · 1.1 mi
Seven Intakes medieval dispersed settlement 210m south west of Fell FootScheduled monument · 1.2 mi
Hollin CragCliff · 1.3 mi
Roman road up Wrynose PassScheduled monument · 1.3 mi
Wheel Of MisfortuneVisitor information · 1.3 miOther information
Photo: Tom Richardson · CC BY-SA 2.0