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Ebbor gorge
Ebbor gorge - by Pat Trout ©

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Ebbor gorge

Ebbor Gorge lies on the southwest-facing slope of the Mendip Hills and consists of a steep-sided ravine cut into 350-million-year-old Carboniferous Limestone of the Dinantian. The gorge was cut into Clifton Down Limestone by meltwater in the Pleistocene Epoch.[1][2] The rocks of the area lie above a thrust fault formed during the Variscan orogeny.[3] Millstone Grit and Lower Coal Measures form an impermeable floor to this valley. An example of the rare mineral mendipite was found at the head of the gorge.[4] A stream issuing to the west of the site runs down the tributary valley of Hope Wood before joining the main gorge. The original watercourse which may have cut the gorge into the limestone became diverted underground and now emerges at Wookey Hole Caves to form the River Axe'
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Photographer: © Pat Trout (Gallery)(20th April 2015)

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Comment by Vince Hawthorn(24th April 2015)

Very interesting set of pics Pat, does not look an easy trek though.

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Comment by Colin Jones(28th April 2015)

Great set of photos often drive around the area but have never stopped here must visit next time in wells

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Camera Make: Panasonic Model: DMC-FZ72
Exposure Program: Program, Focal length: 4.83 mm, ISO: 100, Exposure time: 1/60 sec, Metering Mode: Multi-Segment, Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Date/Time Creation: April 17, 2015, 12:19 pm
ImageID:1196012, Image size: 1024 x 768 pixels

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