Cleveland Hills
The Cleveland Hills | |
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Location | North Yorkshire, England |
Nearest city | Middlesbrough, England |
Coordinates | 54°24′57.84″N 1°12′4.53″W / 54.4160667°N 1.2012583°W |
Governing body | North York Moors National Park Authority |
Website | northyorkmoors.org.uk |
The Cleveland Hills are a range of hills on the north-west edge of the
Geology
The hills are formed by multiple stacked layers of Jurassic age sedimentary rocks. The scarp rises above the low ground to the north and west formed by the mudstones of the Redcar Mudstone Formation, though largely buried beneath glacial till from the last ice age. The same formation also provides the lowermost slopes of the scarp. The full sequence, presented in stratigraphic order, i.e. youngest/uppermost at top is:[2]
- Ravenscar Group (Middle Jurassic)
- Scalby Formation (including the Long Nab and Moor Grit 'members')
- Scarborough Formation
- Cloughton Formation
- Eller Beck Formation
- Saltwick Formation
- Dogger Formation
- Lias Group (early/lower Jurassic)
- Whitby Mudstone Formation (including the Mulgrave Shale Member)
- Cleveland Ironstone Formation
- Staithes Sandstone Formation
- Redcar Mudstone Formation
Most of these
The
History
Early man
There are a number of tumuli and stone circles[4] scattered throughout the Cleveland Hills and North York Moors, dating back to the Bronze Age, as well as many cairns that are of varied ages, some of which are relatively modern. Hundreds of flint arrowheads have been discovered during excavations in the hills and dated to the Mesolithic and Neolithic periods, indication of an active population in prehistoric times across the region.[5]
Stone circles in the Cleveland Hills
- Commondale
- Tripsdale "Bride Stones"
- Thimbleby "Nine Stones"
Mining and industry
In 1850
Hill data
The following heights are some of the highest or most notable in the range.
Name | Grid reference | Height | |
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Urra Moor (Round Hill) | NZ594015 | 454 m | 1,490 ft |
Cringle Moor | NZ537029 | 432 m | 1,417 ft |
Carlton Bank | NZ519026 | 408 m | 1,339 ft |
Cold Moor | NZ551035 | 402 m | 1,319 ft |
Hasty Bank | NZ565036 | 398 m | 1,306 ft |
Tidy Brown Hill | NZ603052 | 396 m | 1,299 ft |
Bilsdale West Moor | SE553966 | 395 m | 1,296 ft |
Warren Moor | NZ616075 | 335 m | 1,099 ft |
Gisborough Moor | NZ643123 | 328 m | 1,076 ft |
Easby Moor | NZ590101 | 324 m | 1,063 ft |
Park Nab | NZ614084 | 324 m | 1,063 ft |
Roseberry Topping | NZ579126 | 320 m | 1,050 ft |
Live Moor | NZ505013 | 315 m | 1,033 ft |
Highcliff Nab | NZ610138 | 310 m | 1,017 ft |
Codhill Heights | NZ614127 | 296 m | 971 ft |
Eston Nab | NZ561800 | 242 m | 794 ft |
Towns and villages in the Cleveland Hills
There are numerous towns and villages on, or in the vicinity of, the Cleveland Hills including the following:
Interesting places to see
- Captain Cook Birthplace Museum, Marton, Middlesbrough
- Captain Cook Monument, Easby Moor
- Captain Cook Schoolroom Museum, Great Ayton
- Roseberry Topping
- Wainstones, Hasty Bank[8]
Bilsdale West Moor, situated in the Cleveland Hills, is home to the 314 metres (1,030 ft) tall
See also
- List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Cleveland
- List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in North Yorkshire
References
- ^ "Captain James Cook – History". Retrieved 17 May 2011.
- ^ "Geoindex Onshore". British Geological Survey. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "Geology – Cleveland Hills – North York Moors National Park". Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
- ^ "The Prehistoric Sites of Great Britain". Retrieved 7 May 2011.
- ^ "Kirkletham Museum – First People Overview" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
- ^ "Tees Archaeology". Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
- ^ "Middlesbrough and surrounds". Retrieved 6 May 2011.
- ^ "The Wainstones". Retrieved 6 May 2011.
- ^ "TheBigTower Bilsdale Transmitter". Retrieved 10 May 2011.
- ^ "Digital UK – Tyne Tees region". Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2012.