Anchor Church is a series of caves in a Keuper Sandstone outcrop close to the village of Ingleby in Derbyshire, England. The natural caves have been extended by human intervention into a crude dwelling place, complete with door and window openings cut into the rock.
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It has been designated as both a Regionally Important Geological Site, and as a Local Wildlife Site.
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Anchor Church is a series of caves in a Keuper Sandstone (Triassic conglomerate) outcrop, close to the village of Ingleby, Derbyshire, England
Caused By: Erosion, Lead paragraph
The sandstone outcrop once formed part of the banks of the River Trent and the caves were formed by the action of the river on the rock
In Group: Caves and Cave Systems, Lead paragraph
Anchor Church is a series of caves in a Keuper Sandstone (Triassic conglomerate) outcrop, close to the village of Ingleby, Derbyshire, England.
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