List of geological folds in Great Britain
Encyclopedia
This is a list of the named geological folds affecting the rocks of Great Britain
and the Isle of Man
.
for a fuller treatment of fold types and nomenclature but in brief, an anticline
is an arch-like fold whereas a syncline
is its converse; a downfold. Antiforms
, anticlinoria
, synforms
and synclinoria
are variations on these. A monocline
(or, rarely, a monoform
) is a step-like fold, one limb of which is roughly horizontal. Both dome
s and periclines are anticlines in which the strata fall away about equally in all directions.
There are also a number of 'disturbances
' named in parts of the country, notably in South Wales
. These linear features are a combination of faults and folds - the relative importance of faulting and folding varying along the length of each disturbance.
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
and the Isle of Man
Isle of Man
The Isle of Man , otherwise known simply as Mann , is a self-governing British Crown Dependency, located in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, within the British Isles. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who holds the title of Lord of Mann. The Lord of Mann is...
.
Terminology
See the main article on foldsFold (geology)
The term fold is used in geology when one or a stack of originally flat and planar surfaces, such as sedimentary strata, are bent or curved as a result of permanent deformation. Synsedimentary folds are those due to slumping of sedimentary material before it is lithified. Folds in rocks vary in...
for a fuller treatment of fold types and nomenclature but in brief, an anticline
Anticline
In structural geology, an anticline is a fold that is convex up and has its oldest beds at its core. The term is not to be confused with antiform, which is a purely descriptive term for any fold that is convex up. Therefore if age relationships In structural geology, an anticline is a fold that is...
is an arch-like fold whereas a syncline
Syncline
In structural geology, a syncline is a fold, with younger layers closer to the center of the structure. A synclinorium is a large syncline with superimposed smaller folds. Synclines are typically a downward fold, termed a synformal syncline In structural geology, a syncline is a fold, with younger...
is its converse; a downfold. Antiforms
Anticline
In structural geology, an anticline is a fold that is convex up and has its oldest beds at its core. The term is not to be confused with antiform, which is a purely descriptive term for any fold that is convex up. Therefore if age relationships In structural geology, an anticline is a fold that is...
, anticlinoria
Anticline
In structural geology, an anticline is a fold that is convex up and has its oldest beds at its core. The term is not to be confused with antiform, which is a purely descriptive term for any fold that is convex up. Therefore if age relationships In structural geology, an anticline is a fold that is...
, synforms
Syncline
In structural geology, a syncline is a fold, with younger layers closer to the center of the structure. A synclinorium is a large syncline with superimposed smaller folds. Synclines are typically a downward fold, termed a synformal syncline In structural geology, a syncline is a fold, with younger...
and synclinoria
Syncline
In structural geology, a syncline is a fold, with younger layers closer to the center of the structure. A synclinorium is a large syncline with superimposed smaller folds. Synclines are typically a downward fold, termed a synformal syncline In structural geology, a syncline is a fold, with younger...
are variations on these. A monocline
Monocline
A monocline is a step-like fold in rock strata consisting of a zone of steeper dip within an otherwise horizontal or gently-dipping sequence.-Formation:Monoclines may be formed in several different ways...
(or, rarely, a monoform
Monocline
A monocline is a step-like fold in rock strata consisting of a zone of steeper dip within an otherwise horizontal or gently-dipping sequence.-Formation:Monoclines may be formed in several different ways...
) is a step-like fold, one limb of which is roughly horizontal. Both dome
Dome (geology)
In structural geology, a dome is a deformational feature consisting of symmetrically-dipping anticlines; their general outline on a geologic map is circular or oval...
s and periclines are anticlines in which the strata fall away about equally in all directions.
There are also a number of 'disturbances
Disturbance (geology)
A disturbance is a linear zone of disturbed rock strata stretching for many miles across country which comprises a combination of folding and faulting...
' named in parts of the country, notably in South Wales
South Wales
South Wales is an area of Wales bordered by England and the Bristol Channel to the east and south, and Mid Wales and West Wales to the north and west. The most densely populated region in the south-west of the United Kingdom, it is home to around 2.1 million people and includes the capital city of...
. These linear features are a combination of faults and folds - the relative importance of faulting and folding varying along the length of each disturbance.
Key to table
- Column 1 indicates the name of the fold.
- Column 2 indicates the countyCountyA county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain modern nations. Historically in mainland Europe, the original French term, comté, and its equivalents in other languages denoted a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain...
in which the fold occurs. Some traverse two or more counties of course.
- Column 3 indicates in which of the constituent countries of Great BritainGreat BritainGreat Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
the fold lies. (Note that the Isle of ManIsle of ManThe Isle of Man , otherwise known simply as Mann , is a self-governing British Crown Dependency, located in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, within the British Isles. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who holds the title of Lord of Mann. The Lord of Mann is...
does not form a part of Great Britain but is included here for convenience.)
- Column 4 indicates on which 1:50,000 or 1" scale geological map sheet published by the British Geological SurveyBritish Geological SurveyThe British Geological Survey is a partly publicly funded body which aims to advance geoscientific knowledge of the United Kingdom landmass and its continental shelf by means of systematic surveying, monitoring and research. The BGS headquarters are in Keyworth, Nottinghamshire, but other centres...
(BGS) the fold is shown and named (either on map/s or cross-section/s or both). 'E&W' signifies the series of sheets published to cover England and Wales. A handful of maps at other scales are also listed where they depict the feature concerned.
- Column 5 indicates a selection of publications in which references to the fold may be found. See references section for full details of publication.
| Fold name | County | Country | BGS map sheet | book reference/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberfoyle Anticline | Argyll | Scotland | Sc 37W | |
| Airds Hill Anticline | Argyll | Scotland | Sc 45W | |
| Alderbury - Mottisfont Syncline | Hampshire | England | E&W 299 | |
| Angle Syncline | Pembrokeshire | Wales | E&W 244/5 | |
| Ardrishaig Anticline | Argyll | Scotland | Sc 37W | |
| Arley Anticline | England | E&W 110 | BGS:BRG 10 | |
| Arley Dome | Warwickshire | England | E&W 169 | |
| Arlington Anticline | East Sussex | England | E&W 319/334 | |
| Ashby Anticline | Leicestershire | England | E&W 141, 155 (x-sections) | BGS:BRG 10; Smith et al 2005 |
| Ashover Anticline | England | Smith et al 2005 | ||
| Astbury Anticline | England | |||
| Astley Syncline | Warwickshire | England | E&W 169 | |
| Aughton Anticline | E&W 59 | |||
| Avonmouth Syncline | England | BGS:BRG 16 | ||
| Babel Anticline | Wales | E&W 213 | ||
| Backingstone Anticline | Glamorgan | Wales | Brief expln to E&W 247, 2011 | |
| Ballimeanoch Syncline | Argyll | Scotland | Sc 45W | |
| Bannisdale Syncline | Cumbria | England | E&W 38, 39, 48 | Brenchley & Rawson 2006; BGS:BRG 7 |
| Barmaddy Anticline | Argyll | Scotland | Sc 45W | |
| Beacon Hill Pericline | England | BGS:BRG 16 | ||
| Beatrix Fell Syncline | England | E&W 59 | ||
| Beinn Donn Syncline | Argyll | Scotland | Sc 45W | |
| Beinn Sgluich Anticline | Argyll | Scotland | Sc 45W | |
| Beinn Sgulaird Syncline | Argyll | Scotland | Sc 45W | |
| Ben Lawers Synform | Argyll | Scotland | Sc 45W | |
| Benson Knott Syncline | Cumbria | England | E&W 39 | |
| Bere Forest Syncline | Hampshire | England | E&W 316 | |
| Berwick Monocline | Northumberland/Berwickshire | England/Scotland | BGS:BRG 7 | |
| Berwyn Anticline | Wales | UK (south) 625K; E&W 136 | Brenchley & Rawson 2006 | |
| Berwyn Dome | Wales | E&W 136, 137 | Brenchley & Rawson 2006 | |
| Bewcastle Anticline | Cumbria | England | BGS:BRG 7 | |
| Bhuirich Dome | Scotland | Assynt (special 50K) | ||
| Birdlip Anticline ('High') | England | BGS:BRG 16 | ||
| Black Isle Syncline | Scotland | BGS:BRG 2 | ||
| Boldon Syncline | Durham | England | BGS:BRG 7 | |
| Bosherston Anticline | Pembrokeshire | Wales | E&W 244/5 | |
| Boyndie Syncline | Scotland | Trewin (ed) 2002 | ||
| Bradley Anticline | Yorkshire | England | E&W 69 | |
| Bradley Syncline | Yorkshire | England | E&W 69 | |
| Branddu Syncline | Wales | E&W 195 | ||
| Breabag Dome | Scotland | Assynt (special 50K), | G & K 2011 | |
| Breedon Anticline | England | Smith et al 2005 | ||
| Breidden Anticline | Powys | Wales | Toghill P. 2006 | |
| Brinsford Anticline | England | E&W 153 | ||
| Broadford Anticline | Scotland | BGS:BRG 3 | ||
| Brogan Anticline | Wales | Brenchley & Rawson 2006 | ||
| Brown Clee Syncline | Shropshire | England | Mid Wales & Marches 250K | BGS:BRG 10; Toghill P. 2006 |
| Bullslaughter Bay Syncline | Pembrokeshire | Wales | E&W 244/5 | |
| Burntisland Anticline | Scotland | Trewin (ed) 2002 | ||
| Bwn Bach Anticline | Wales | E&W 193 | ||
| Cadburn Syncline | East Sussex | England | E&W 319/334 | |
| Caerdeon Syncline | Merionethshire | Wales | E&W 135 | |
| Cain / Tanat Syncline | Wales | Brenchley & Rawson 2006 | ||
| Camp Hill Monocline | Warwickshire | England | E&W 169 | |
| Capel Curig Anticline | Gwynedd | Wales | E&W 106 | |
| Cardiff-Cowbridge Anticline | Glamorgan | Wales | E&W 263 | |
| Carlin Gill Anticline | Cumbria | England | E&W 39 | Brenchley & Rawson 2006 |
| Carlisle Anticline | Cumbria | England | BGS:BRG 7 | |
| Carnmore Antiform | Scotland | BGS:BRG 2 | ||
| Carn Owen Pericline | Wales | E&W 163 | ||
| Castlemartin Cors Anticline | Pembrokeshire | Wales | E&W 244/5 | |
| Castley Knotts Syncline | Cumbria | England | E&W 39 | |
| Catacol Synform | Scotland | BGS:BRG 3 | ||
| Cedni Syncline | Wales | E&W 196 | ||
| Cefn Syncline | Shropshire | England | Toghill P. 2006 | |
| Cefn Bryn Anticline | Glamorgan | Wales | Brief expln to E&W 247, 2011 | |
| Cefn Mawr Syncline | Glamorgan | Wales | Brief expln to E&W 247, 2011 | |
| Cefngarreg Syncline | Wales | E&W 213 | ||
| Central Wales Syncline | Wales | Mid Wales & Marches 250K | Brenchley & Rawson 2006 | |
| Central Wales Synclinorium | Wales | |||
| Chaldon Pericline | Dorset | England | ||
| Charnian Anticline | England | Smith et al 2005 | ||
| Chepstow Anticline | Welch, FBA & Trotter, FM 1961 | |||
| Chichester Syncline | Hampshire | England | E&W 316, E&W 317/322 | |
| Chop Gate Dome | Yorkshire | England | BGS:BRG9 | |
| Clackmannan Syncline | Scotland | Trewin (ed) 2002 | ||
| Clanna Anticline | Welch, FBA & Trotter, FM 1961 | |||
| Clanna - Beachley Pericline | Welch, FBA & Trotter, FM 1961 | |||
| Cleeve Hill Syncline ('Trough') | England | BGS:BRG 16 | ||
| Cleveland Anticline | Yorkshire | England | BGS:BRG9 | |
| Clun Valley Syncline | Shropshire | England | Toghill P. 2006 | |
| Clyngwyn Syncline | Wales | E&W 195 | ||
| Coalpit Heath Syncline | England | BGS:BRG 16 | ||
| Coalport Syncline | England | E&W 153 | ||
| Coalville Syncline | England | Smith et al 2005 | ||
| Cole Syncline | England | BGS:BRG 16 | ||
| Collington Anticline | England | Mid Wales & Marches 250K | ||
| Coltshill Anticline | Glamorgan | Wales | Brief expln to E&W 247, 2011 | |
| Compton Valence Dome | England | E&W 327 | ||
| Corris Anticline | Wales | E&W 149 | ||
| Cotherstone Syncline | England | E&W 31 | ||
| Cothi Anticline | Wales | E&W 195 | ||
| Cowal Antiform | Argyll | Scotland | Sc 37W | Trewin (ed) 2002 |
| Craig Ysgiog Anticline | Wales | E&W 149 | ||
| Craignure Anticline | Highland | Scotland | Sc 44W/44E | BGS:BRG 3 |
| Cuil Bay Syncline | Argyll | Scotland | Sc 45W | |
| Cumberland Monocline | England | Brenchley & Rawson 2006; BGS:BRG 7 | ||
| Cyrn-y-Brain Anticline | Wales | Plant et al 1999 | ||
| Danby Head Dome | Yorkshire | England | BGS:BRG9 | |
| Dean Hill Anticline | Hampshire | England | E&W 299 | |
| Derbyshire Dome | England | Smith et al 2005 | ||
| Derwen Anticline | Wales | Brenchley & Rawson 2006 | ||
| Dhoon Anticline | Isle of Man | IoM (50K special sheet) | Brenchley & Rawson 2006 | |
| Dhoon-Port Erin Anticline | Isle of Man | BGS:BRG 7 | ||
| Dionard Antiform | Scotland | BGS:BRG 2 | ||
| Doethie Anticline | Wales | E&W 195 | ||
| Dolwen Anticline | Wales | E&W 135 | Brenchley & Rawson 2006 | |
| Dolwen Pericline | Wales | |||
| Dolwyddelan Syncline | Wales | Brenchley & Rawson 2006 | ||
| Donnington Syncline | England | E&W 153 | ||
| Douglas Syncline | Isle of Man | IoM (50K special sheet) | Brenchley & Rawson 2006; BGS:BRG 7 | |
| Dovedale Anticline | England | Smith et al 2005 | ||
| Dovey Syncline | Wales | E&W 163 | ||
| Druimavuic Syncline | Argyll | Scotland | Sc 45W | |
| Drws-y-coed Syncline | Gwynedd | Wales | E&W 119 | |
| Duffield Anticline | England | Smith et al 2005 | ||
| Dundonnell Antiform | Scotland | BGS:BRG 2 | ||
| Dyfi Syncline | Wales | E&W 149 | ||
| Earl's Seat Anticline | Scotland | Trewin (ed) 2002 | ||
| Eastnor Syncline | England | E&W 216 | ||
| Ecton Anticline | England | E&W 111 | ||
| Eday Syncline | Shetland | Scotland | BGS:BRG 1 | |
| Elswick Anticline | Lancashire | England | E&W 67 | |
| Elswick Dome | Lancashire | England | E&W 67 | |
| Eskdale Anticline | Yorkshire | England | BGS:BRG9 | |
| Fairlight Anticline | East Sussex | England | E&W 320/321 | |
| Falkirk-Stane Syncline | Scotland | Trewin (ed) 2002 | ||
| Farfield Syncline | Cumbria | England | E&W 39 | Trewin (ed) 2002 |
| Fell End Syncline | England | BGS:BRG 7 | ||
| Fillongley Anticline | England | Smith et al 2005 | ||
| Forest of Dean Syncline | England | Brenchley & Rawson 2006 | ||
| Fox-Strangways Dome | Yorkshire | England | BGS:BRG9 | |
| Freshwater East Anticline | Pembrokeshire | Wales | E&W 244/5 | |
| Fylingdales Syncline | Yorkshire | England | BGS:BRG9 | |
| Glen Creran Anticline | Argyll | Scotland | Sc 45W | |
| Glen Orchy Antiform | Scotland | Trewin (ed) 2002 | ||
| Goathland Syncline | Yorkshire | England | BGS:BRG9 | |
| Gorseinon Syncline | Glamorgan | Wales | Brief expln to E&W 247, 2011 | |
| Gowerton Syncline | Glamorganshire | Wales | E&W 247 | |
| Goyt Syncline | England | Smith et al 2005 | ||
| Gressingham Syncline | England | E&W 59 | ||
| Guilsfield Anticline | E&W 151 | |||
| Gun Hill Anticline | England | E&W 111 | ||
| Gwesyn Syncline | Wales | E&W 196 | ||
| Harlech Dome | Merionethshire | Wales | Mid Wales & Marches 250K | Brenchley & Rawson 2006 |
| Hareslade Syncline | Glamorgan | Wales | Brief expln to E&W 247, 2011 | |
| Harrogate Anticline | Yorkshire | England | E&W 69 | |
| Haweswater Syncline | Cumbria | England | BGS:BRG 7 | |
| Heatherslade Anticline | Glamorgan | Wales | Brief expln to E&W 247, 2011 | |
| Hem Anticline | England | E&W 153 | ||
| Heysham Anticline | England | E&W 59 | ||
| Highland Border Downbend | Scotland | Trewin (ed) 2002 | ||
| Hog's Back Monocline | England | |||
| Hope Mansel Anticline | Welch, FBA & Trotter, FM 1961 | |||
| Horseshoe Anticline | Smith et al 2005 | |||
| Hortham Syncline | Welch, FBA & Trotter, FM 1961 | |||
| Howle Hill Syncline | Welch, FBA & Trotter, FM 1961 | |||
| Huntington Syncline | England | E&W 153 | ||
| Hutton Monocline | England | E&W 59 | ||
| Idwal Syncline Cwm Idwal Cwm Idwal is a hanging valley in the Glyderau range of mountains in northern Snowdonia, the national park in the mountainous region of North Wales. Its main interest is to hill walkers and rock climbers, but it is also of interest to geologists and naturalists, given its combination of altitude ,... |
Gwynedd | Wales | E&W 106 | |
| Inver - Black Isle Syncline | Scotland | BGS:BRG 2 | ||
| Kempie Syncline | Sutherland | Scotland | G & K 2011 | |
| Kilchrenan Syncline | Argyll | Scotland | Sc 45W | |
| Kilmelford Monoform | Argyll | Scotland | Sc 45W | |
| Kingston-Beddingham Anticline | East Sussex | England | E&W 319/334 | |
| Kingswood Anticline | Somerset | England | BGS:BRG 16 | |
| King's Wood Syncline | Welch, FBA & Trotter, FM 1961 | |||
| Kirkham Syncline | Lancashire | England | E&W 67 | |
| Knots Anticline | England | E&W 59 | ||
| Lancaster Moor Syncline | England | E&W 59 | ||
| Langland Anticline | Glamorgan | Wales | Brief expln to E&W 247, 2011 | |
| Lask Edge Anticline | England | E&W 110 | ||
| Ledwyche Anticline | Wales | Mid Wales & Marches 250K | ||
| Lemmington Anticline | Northumberland | England | E&W 6 | BGS:BRG 7 |
| Letterewe Synform | Scotland | BGS:BRG 7; Trewin (ed) 2002 | ||
| Leven Syncline | UK (north) 625K | Trewin (ed) 2002 | ||
| Littlehampton Anticline | West Sussex | England | E&W 317/332 | |
| Littleton Syncline | Welch, FBA & Trotter, FM 1961 | |||
| Littlewood Syncline | West Sussex | England | E&W 317/332 | |
| Llanelly Syncline | Glamorgan | Wales | Brief expln to E&W 247, 2011 | |
| Llan Syncline (Ritton Castle Syncline) | Shropshire | England | E&W 151, 165 | Toghill P. 2006 |
| Llandderfel Syncline | Wales | UK (south) 625K | ||
| Llangollen Syncline | Wales | Plant, JA et al 1999 | ||
| Llanidloes Syncline | Wales | E&W 164 | ||
| Llŷn Syncline | Gwynedd | Wales | E&W 134 | |
| Loch Ailsh Syncline | Scotland | BGS:BRG 2 | ||
| Loch Awe Syncline | Argyll | Scotland | Sc 37W | Trewin (ed) 2002 |
| Loch Maree Synform | Scotland | BGS:BRG 2 | ||
| Lochalsh Syncline | Scotland | BGS:BRG 3; Trewin (ed) 2002 | ||
| Lochinver Antiform | Scotland | BGS:BRG 2 | ||
| Lochinver Monocline | Sutherland | Scotland | G & K 2011 | |
| Lockton Anticline | Yorkshire | England | BGS:BRG9 | |
| London Basin Syncline | England | BGS:BRG 13, Brenchley & Rawson 2006 | ||
| Long Mountain Syncline | Shropshire | England | E&W 151 | Toghill P. 2006 |
| Longstone Edge Anticline | England | Smith et al 2005 | ||
| Lorton Anticline | Cumbria | England | Brenchley & Rawson 2006 | |
| Lothersdale Anticline | Yorkshire | England | E&W 69 | Brenchley & Rawson 2006 |
| Lowick Anticline | Cumbria | England | E&W 48 | Brenchley & Rawson 2006 |
| Ludlow - Ledwyche Anticline | England | BGS:BRG 10 | ||
| Ludlow Anticline | Shropshire | England | Toghill, P 2006; Smith et al 2005 | |
| Lulworth Banks Anticline | Dorset | England | E&W 342/3 | |
| Lulworth Crumple | Dorset | England | E&W 342/3 | |
| Lydney Syncline | Welch, FBA & Trotter, FM 1961 | |||
| Lynton Anticline | Somerset | England | E&W 278, 293 | |
| Machynlleth Anticline | Wales | Mid Wales & Marches 250K | ||
| Madeley Syncline | England | E&W 153 | ||
| Main Syncline (Forest of Dean) | Gloucestershire | England | BGS:BRG 16 | |
| May Hill Anticline | England | E&W 216 | ||
| Melbourne Syncline | England | Smith et al 2005 | ||
| Melton Mowbray Anticline | England | BGS:BRG 10 | ||
| Micheldever Syncline | Hampshire | England | E&W 299 | |
| Midlothian Syncline | Scotland | Trewin (ed) 2002 | ||
| Mixon - Morridge Anticline | England | E&W 111 | ||
| Moel Hebog Syncline | Gwynedd | Wales | E&W 119 | |
| Morar Anticline | Scotland | BGS:BRG 2 | ||
| Moseley Syncline | England | E&W 153 | ||
| Mount Pleasant Syncline | England | Smith et al 2005 | ||
| Mounton Syncline | Welch, FBA & Trotter, FM 1961 | |||
| Mynydd y Llyn Anticline | Wales | E&W 149 | ||
| Nailsea Syncline | England | BGS:BRG 16 | ||
| Netherfield Anticline | England | E&W 320/321 (text) | ||
| Netherton Anticline | England | BGS:BRG 10 | ||
| New Hall Syncline | England | Smith et al 2005 | ||
| Nicky Nook Anticline | Lancashire | England | E&W 67 | |
| Norwood Anticline | Yorkshire | England | E&W 69 | |
| Nuneaton Anticline | England | Smith et al 2005 | ||
| Oaken Head Syncline | England | E&W 59 | ||
| Orielton Anticline | Pembrokeshire | Wales | E&W 244/5 | |
| Oxwich Bay Syncline | Glamorgan | Wales | Brief expln to E&W 247, 2011 | |
| Oxwich Point Anticline | Glamorgan | Wales | Brief expln to E&W 247, 2011 | |
| Overseal Anticline | England | Smith et al 2005 | ||
| Oystermouth Syncline | Glamorgan | Wales | Brief expln to E&W 247, 2011 | |
| Painswick Trough (Syncline) | England | BGS:BRG 16 | ||
| Park Mill Anticline | Glamorgan | Wales | Brief expln to E&W 247, 2011 | |
| Pembroke Syncline | Pembrokeshire | Wales | E&W 244/5 | |
| Pen Cafnau Anticline | Wales | E&W 193 | ||
| Pendle Monocline | England | Brenchley & Rawson 2006 | ||
| Pennine Anticline | England | E&W 77 | Brenchley & Rawson 2006 | |
| Pennine Line | England | Brenchley & Rawson 2006 | ||
| Pennine Monocline | England | Smith et al 2005 | ||
| Pentre Bach Syncline | Wales | E&W 213 | ||
| Pewsey-Kingsclere Anticline | England | |||
| Plantation Farm Anticline | Lancashire | England | E&W 67 | |
| Plynlimon Anticline | Wales | Mid Wales & Marches 250K | ||
| Poll an Droighinn Antiform | Sutherland | Scotland | G & K 2011 | |
| Pont Lliw Syncline | Glamorgan | Wales | Brief expln to E&W 247, 2011 | |
| Poppit Anticline | Wales | E&W 193 | ||
| Port Erin Anticline | Isle of Man | IoM (50K special sheet) | Brenchley & Rawson 2006 | |
| Portsdown Anticline | Hampshire | England | E&W 316 | |
| Potteries Syncline | England | E&W 110 | BGS:BRG 10 | |
| Poxwell Anticline | Dorset | England | ||
| Poxwell Pericline | Dorset | England | E&W 341/2 | |
| Poynton Syncline | England | E&W 98 | ||
| Prees Syncline | England | BGS:BRG 10; Toghill P. 2006; Plant, JA et al 1999 | ||
| Purbeck Anticline | Dorset | England | E&W 342/3 | |
| Purbeck Monocline Purbeck Monocline The Purbeck Monocline is a geological fold. The term 'fold' is used in geology when one or more originally flat sedimentary strata surfaces are bent or curved as a result of plastic deformation. A monocline is a step-like fold, in which one limb is roughly horizontal... |
Dorset | England | E&W 342/3 | |
| Pwlldu Head Syncline | Glamorgan | Wales | Brief expln to E&W 247, 2011 | |
| Pwllygranant Syncline | Wales | E&W 193 | ||
| Quantock Anticline | Somerset | England | BGS:BRG 16 | |
| Quernmore Syncline | England | E&W 59 | ||
| Radstock Syncline | England | BGS:BRG 16 | ||
| Rhiwnant Anticline | Wales | E&W 196 | Brenchley & Rawson 2006 | |
| Ribchester Syncline | Lancashire | England | E&W 67 | |
| Ridge Anticline | Welch, FBA & Trotter, FM 1961 | |||
| Ridgeway Anticline | Pembrokeshire | Wales | E&W 244/5 | |
| Ritton Castle Syncline (Llan Syncline) | Shropshire | England | Toghill P. 2006 | |
| Robin Hood's Bay Dome | Yorkshire | England | BGS:BRG9 | |
| Romiley Anticline | England | E&W 98 | ||
| Rudyard Anticline | England | E&W 110 | ||
| Sageston Anticline | Pembrokeshire | Wales | E&W 244/5 | |
| Salsburgh Anticline | Scotland | Trewin (ed) 2002 | ||
| Sandown Anticline | England | Brenchley & Rawson 2006 | ||
| Sarclet Anticline | Scotland | BGS:BRG 2 | ||
| Scafell Syncline | Cumbria | England | E&W 38 | BGS:BRG 7 |
| Scarborough Dome | Yorkshire | England | BGS:BRG9 | |
| Sedgeley and Dudley Anticline | England | BGS:BRG 10 | ||
| Sgonnan Mor Anticline | Sutherland | Scotland | G & K 2011 | |
| Sgonnan Mor Syncline | Sutherland | Scotland | Trewin (ed) 2002, G & K 2011 | |
| Shaffalong Syncline | England | E&W 110 | ||
| Shelve Anticline | Shropshire | England | E&W 151 | Toghill, P. 2006 |
| Shirenewton Anticline | Welch, FBA & Trotter, FM 1961 | |||
| Sidlaw Anticline | Scotland | UK (north) 625K | Trewin (ed) 2002 | |
| Singleton Anticline | West Sussex | England | E&W 317/332 | |
| Skipton Anticline | Yorkshire | England | E&W 69 | |
| Slaidburn Anticline | Lancashire | England | E&W 67 | |
| Snowdon Syncline | Wales | UK (south) 625K | Brenchley & Rawson 2006 | |
| Somerton Anticline | England | BGS:BRG 16 | ||
| St Florence Syncline | Pembrokeshire | Wales | E&W 244/5 | |
| Stanton Syncline | England | E&W 111 | ||
| Staple Edge Monocline | England | Welch, FBA & Trotter, FM 1961; BGS:BRG 16 | ||
| Stewnor Anticline | Carmarthenshire | Wales | Brenchley & Rawson 2006 | |
| Stewnor Anticline | Cumbria | England | E&W 48 | |
| Stirchley Anticline | England | E&W 153 | ||
| Stob Ban Syncline | Scotland | Trewin (ed) 2002 | ||
| Stockbridge Anticline | Hampshire | England | E&W 299 | |
| Strath Dionard Antiform | Scotland | Trewin (ed) 2002 | ||
| Strathmore Syncline | Scotland | UK (north) 625K | Trewin (ed) 2002 | |
| Sutton Maddocks Anticline | England | E&W 153 | ||
| Sykes Anticline | Lancashire | England | E&W 67 | |
| Taddington - Bakewell Anticline | England | Smith et al 2005 | ||
| Taythes Anticline | England | BGS:BRG 7 | ||
| Teifi Anticline | Wales | E&W 195 | Brenchley & Rawson 2006 | |
| Teifi Anticlinorium | Wales | |||
| Thornbury Anticline | England | Welch, FBA & Trotter, FM 1961 | ||
| Thornley Anticline | Lancashire | England | E&W 67 | |
| Tidenham Chase Syncline | Welch, FBA & Trotter, FM 1961 | |||
| Tirbacas Anticline | Glamorgan | Wales | Brief expln to E&W 247, 2011 | |
| Titterstone Clee Syncline | Shropshire | England | Mid Wales & Marches 250K | Toghill P. 2006 |
| Tollie (Thollaidh) Antiform | Scotland | Sc 91/100 | BGS:BRG 2; Trewin (ed) 2002 | |
| Torridon Antiform | Scotland | BGS:BRG 2; Trewin (ed) 2002 | ||
| Trannon Syncline | Wales | E&W 164 | ||
| Tregibby Anticline | Wales | E&W 193 | ||
| Trimdon Anticline | Durham | England | BGS:BRG 7 | |
| Tryfan Anticline | Gwynedd | Wales | E&W 106 | |
| Tylwch Anticline | Wales | E&W 164, 179 | ||
| Tywi Anticline | Wales | E&W 196 | Brenchley & Rawson 2006 | |
| Uddingston Syncline | Scotland | Trewin (ed) 2002 | ||
| Ulpha Syncline | Cumbria | England | BGS:BRG 7 | |
| Usk Anticline | Monmouthshire | Wales | E&W 232 | Brenchley & Rawson 2006 |
| Vale of Pickering Syncline | Yorkshire | England | BGS:BRG9 | |
| Vale of Wardour Anticline | England | |||
| Walls Syncline | Shetland | Scotland | BGS:BRG 1 | |
| Watsness - Browland Anticline | Shetland | Scotland | BGS:BRG 1 | |
| Waun Marteg Syncline | Wales | E&W 179 | ||
| Weald Anticline | England | |||
| Weald-Artois Anticline Weald-Artois Anticline The Weald–Artois anticline is a large anticline, a geological structure running between the regions of the Weald in southern England and the Artois in northeastern France. The fold formed during the Alpine orogeny, from the late Oligocene to middle Miocene as an uplifted form of the Weald basin... |
England | |||
| Wealden Anticline | England | Brenchley & Rawson 2006 | ||
| Weeton Anticline | Lancashire | England | E&W 67 | |
| Werrington Anticline | England | Smith et al 2005 | ||
| West Mainland Anticline | Shetland | Scotland | BGS:BRG 1 | |
| Western Anticline | England | BGS:BRG 10; Smith et al 2005 | ||
| Westfield Syncline | Scotland | Trewin (ed) 2002 | ||
| Westmorland Monocline | England | Brenchley & Rawson 2006; BGS:BRG 7 | ||
| Weymouth Anticline | Dorset | England | E&W 341/2 | |
| Whitby Syncline | Yorkshire | England | BGS:BRG9 | |
| Whitewell Anticline | Lancashire | England | E&W 67 | |
| Wigpool Syncline | Welch, FBA & Trotter, FM 1961 | |||
| Williamson Park Anticline | England | E&W 59 | ||
| Windmill Syncline | England | E&W 153 | ||
| Winchester - East Meon Anticline | Hampshire | England | E&W 299 | |
| Winchester - Kings Somborne Syncline | Hampshire | England | E&W 299 | |
| Woolhope Anticline | England | E&W 215 | ||
| Woolhope Dome | England | |||
| Worcester Syncline | Worcestershire | England | Welch, FBA & Trotter, FM 1961; BGS:BRG 16 | |
List of Disturbances
The following named features comprise both faulting and folding;| Disturbance name | County | Country | BGS map sheet | book reference/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burtreeford Disturbance | England | BGS:BRG 7 | ||
| Carreg Cennen Disturbance Carreg Cennen Disturbance The Carreg Cennen Disturbance is a zone of geological faults and folds in south and mid Wales which forms a part of both the Church Stretton Fault Zone and the Welsh Borderlands Fault System... |
Wales | |||
| Clun Forest Disturbance | Wales | |||
| Cribarth Disturbance Cribarth Disturbance The Cribarth Disturbance is a geological structure forming a lineament which stretches across south Wales from Swansea up the Swansea Valley then northeastwards to Brecon and beyond. It comprises both a series of faults and associated folds which were active during the mountain-building period... |
Wales | |||
| Llandyfaelog Disturbance | Wales | |||
| Llannon (or Llanon) Disturbance | Wales | |||
| Neath Disturbance Neath Disturbance The Neath Disturbance is a geological structure which stretches across south Wales from Swansea Bay northeastwards as far as Hereford in western England. It comprises a series of both faults and associated folds which were active during the mountain-building period known as the Variscan orogeny... |
Wales | Brief expln to E&W 247, 2011 | ||
| Pontyclerc Disturbance | Wales | |||
| Saron Disturbance | Wales | |||
| Silverdale Disturbance | England | BGS:BRG 7 | ||
| Trimsaran Disturbance | Wales | |||
Maps
- 1:625,000 scale geological map 2007, Bedrock Geology UK North, British Geological Survey, Keyworth, Notts (UK north 625K)
- 1:625,000 scale geological map 2007, Bedrock Geology UK South, British Geological Survey, Keyworth, Notts (UK south 625K)
- 1:250,000 scale geological map Mid Wales and the Marches, British Geological Survey, Keyworth, Notts (Mid Wales & Marches 250K)
- various of 1:50,000 scale geological maps of England and Wales, , British Geological Survey, Keyworth, Notts (E & W no.)
- 1:50,000 scale geological map; Scotland Special Sheet Assynt, British Geological Survey, Keyworth, Notts (Assynt (Special 50K))
- 1:50,000 scale geological map; Special Sheet Isle of Man, British Geological Survey, Keyworth, Notts (IoM (50K special sheet))
Books
- Aitkenhead, N. et al 2002. British Regional Geology: the Pennines and adjacent areas (4th edn) British Geological Survey, Nottingham (BGS:BRG 8)
- Barclay, W.J. 2011 Geology of the Swansea District - a brief explanation of the geological map Sheet explanation of the British Geological Survey 1:50K sheet 247 Swansea (England and Wales) (Brief expln to E&W 247, 2011)
- Brenchley, P.J. & Rawson, P.F. (eds) 2006. The Geology of England and Wales, (2nd edn) The Geological Society, London (Brenchley & Rawson 2006)
- Emeleus, C.H. & Bell, B.R. 2005. British Regional Geology:the Palaeogene volcanic districts of Scotland (4th edn) British Geological Survey, Nottingham (BGS:BRG 3)
- Goodenough, K.M. & Krabbendam, M. 2011 A Geological Excursion Guide to the North-west Highlands of Scotland, Edinburgh Geological Society , ISBN 9781905267538 (G & K 2011)
- Green, G.W. 1992 British Regional Geology: Bristol and Gloucester Region(3rd edn), London, HMSO for British Geological Survey (BGS:BRG 16)
- Hains, B.A. & Horton, A., 1969 British Regional Geology: Central England, London, HMSO for British Geological Survey (BGS:BRG 10)
- Johnstone, G.S. & Mykura, W., 1989 British Regional Geology: The Northern Highlands of Scotland, (4th edn) London: HMSO for the British Geological Survey (BGS:BRG 2)
- Kent, P., Gaunt, G.D. & Wood, C.J., 1980 . British Regional Geology:Eastern England from the Tees to The Wash, London HMSO (BGS:BRG9)
- Mykura, W. 1976 British Regional Geology: Orkney and Shetland, Institute of Geological Sciences, Edinburgh: HMSO for the British Geological Survey (BGS:BRG 1)
- Plant, J.A., Jones, D.G. & Haslam H.W. 1999 The Cheshire Basin: basin evolution, fluid movement and mineral resources in a Permo-Triassic rift setting, British Geological Survey, Nottingham (Plant et al 1999)
- Smith et al 2005 Structure & Evolution of the south-west Pennine Basin and adjacent area. Subsurface memoir of the British Geological Survey. (Smith et al 2005)
- Stone et al 2010. British Regional Geology: Northern England (5th edn) British Geological Survey, Nottingham (BGS:BRG 7)
- Toghill, P. 2006 Geology of Shropshire (2nd edn) Crowood Press, Wilts (Toghill P 2006)
- Trewin, NH (ed) 2002. The Geology of Scotland. The Geological Society, London (Trewin (ed) 2002)
- Welch, F.B.A. & Trotter, F.M. 1961 Geology of the Country around Monmouth and Chepstow, HMSO (explanation of 1" geol. sheets 233 & 250 (England and Wales) (Welch, FBA & Trotter, FM 1961)
See also
- List of geological faults of England
- List of geological faults of Northern Ireland
- List of geological faults of Scotland
- List of geological faults of Wales
- Geological structure of Great BritainGeological structure of Great BritainThe geological structure of Great Britain is complex, resulting as it does from a long and varied geological history spanning more than two billion years...