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Geological Formation

Ebbor Gorge

Gorges and Canyons

Ebbor Gorge is a limestone gorge in the Mendip Hills of Somerset, England, cut mostly through the Clifton Down Limestone of the Lower Carboniferous Pembroke Group by the action of water. It was designated a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in 1952, donated to the National Trust in 1967, and is now managed by Natural England as a national nature reserve. The site has yielded Neolithic tools and flint arrowheads, Bronze Age pottery, and fossils of small mammals from the Late Devensian.

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Classification
Protected Status
National Park or Reserve 1
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Associated With

Carboniferous, Eras
Source Ebbor Gorge (Wikipedia)
Limestone, Materials
Source Ebbor Gorge (Wikipedia)

Caused By

Erosion, Processes

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to formative process Erosion via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Ebbor Gorge (Wikipedia)

In Discipline

Geomorphology, Disciplines

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to discipline Geomorphology via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Ebbor Gorge
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Found In

United Kingdom

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Wikidata: Ebbor Gorge
Sources
1. Ebbor Gorge (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Ebbor Gorge is a limestone gorge in Somerset, England, designated and notified in 1952 as a 63.5-hectare (157-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Mendip Hills. It was donated to the National Trust in 1967 and is now managed by Natural England as a national nature reserve.
  • Associated With: Carboniferous, Lead, age Carboniferous
    The gorge was cut mostly into the Clifton Down Limestone, part of the Lower Carboniferous Pembroke Group, by water.
  • Associated With: Limestone, Lead, rock Limestone
    The gorge was cut mostly into the Clifton Down Limestone, part of the Lower Carboniferous Pembroke Group, by water.
  • Caused By: Erosion, Lead, process Erosion
    The gorge was cut mostly into the Clifton Down Limestone, part of the Lower Carboniferous Pembroke Group, by water.
  • In Group: Gorges and Ravines, Lead paragraph
    Ebbor Gorge is a limestone gorge in Somerset, England, designated and notified in 1952 as a 63.5-hectare (157-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Mendip Hills.
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Wikidata: Ebbor Gorge
Wikidata Q5331555, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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