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Dentdale

Valleys

Dentdale is a dale in the north-west of the Yorkshire Dales National Park in Cumbria, England, named for the village of Dent rather than for its river, and one of the few Yorkshire dales that drains westward, toward the Irish Sea, via the River Dee. The valley begins at Dent Head, where the Settle-Carlisle railway line crosses on a viaduct, and near Gawthrop the Dent Fault divides older Silurian and Ordovician rocks of the Howgill Fells to the north from Carboniferous limestone to the south; beneath the valley floor the mile-long Upper Dentdale Cave System is a Site of Special Scientific Interest for what it shows about how valley-floor caves form.

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Classification
Protected Status
National Park or Reserve 1
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Associated With

Carboniferous, Eras
Source Dentdale (Wikipedia)
Limestone, Materials
Source Dentdale (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 Wikidata: Dentdale

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: Dentdale
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United Kingdom

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Source Wikidata: Dentdale
Sources
1. Dentdale (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Dentdale is a dale or valley in the north-west of the Yorkshire Dales National Park in Cumbria, England. It is the valley of the River Dee, but takes its name from the village of Dent.
  • Associated With: Carboniferous, Article text, age Carboniferous
    The Dent Fault cuts across the valley close to the village of Gawthrop, marking a geological boundary between the Carboniferous Limestone of Deepdale and the Craven Dales to the south and the older Silurian and Ordovician rocks of the Howgill Fells to the north.
  • Associated With: Limestone, Article text, rock Limestone
    The Dent Fault cuts across the valley close to the village of Gawthrop, marking a geological boundary between the Carboniferous Limestone of Deepdale and the Craven Dales to the south and the older Silurian and Ordovician rocks of the Howgill Fells to the north.
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Wikidata: Dentdale
Wikidata Q5259464, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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