List of geological folds in Great Britain

This is a list of the named geological folds affecting the rocks of Great Britain and the Isle of Man.

Terminology

See the main article on folds 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 domes 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.

List of folds

Key to table

  • Column 1 indicates the name of the fold. Some variant spellings are recorded between sources.
  • Column 2 indicates the county in which the fold occurs. Some traverse two or more counties of course.
  • Column 3 indicates in which of the constituent countries of Great Britain the fold lies. (Note that the Isle of Man 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 Survey (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.
Sortable table of named folds
Fold name County Country BGS map sheet book reference/s
Aberfoyle Anticline Argyll Scotland Sc 36, Sc37W, Sc 37E
Airds Hill Anticline Argyll Scotland Sc 45W, Sc 53W
Alderbury-Mottisfont Syncline Hampshire/Wiltshire England E&W 298/9
Alfold Anticline England E&W 301
Amesbury Syncline England E&W 298
Angle Syncline Pembrokeshire Wales E&W 244/5
Appin Syncline (=Cul Bay Syncline?) Scotland Sc 53W
Ardonald Anticline Scotland Sc 85E
Ardrishaig Anticline Argyll Scotland Sc 28E, Sc 29W, Sc 36, Sc 37W, Sc 37E Argyll & Bute etc.
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
Armadale Antiform Scotland Sc 115W
Ashby Anticline Leicestershire England E&W 141, 155 (x-sections) BGS:BRG 10; Smith et al. 2005
Ashover Anticline England E&W 112 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 explan to E&W 247, 2011
Ballimeanoch Syncline Argyll Scotland Sc 45W
Balls Cross Anticline England E&W 301
Bannisdale Syncline Cumbria England E&W 38, 39, 48 Brenchley & Rawson 2006; BGS:BRG 7
Barford St Martin Syncline England E&W 298
Barmaddy Anticline Argyll Scotland Sc 45W
Beacon Hill Pericline England BGS:BRG 16
Bealach-dubh Syncline Scotland Sc 54E
Beatrix Fell Syncline England E&W 59
Beinn a'Chlachair Synform Scotland Sc 63W
Beinn a'Ghlo Anticline Scotland Sc 64E
Beinn Chuirn Anticline Scotland Sc 46W
Beinn Direach Anticline Scotland Sc 108W
Beinn Donn Syncline (*also 'Beinn Don Syncline') Argyll Scotland Sc 45W, *Sc 53W
Beinn Mholach Antiformal Syncline Scotland Sc54E
Beinn Sgluich Anticline Argyll Scotland Sc 45W
Beinn Sgulaird Recumbent Syncline Scotland Sc 53W
Beinn Sgulaird Syncline Argyll Scotland Sc 45W
Beinn Udlaidh Syncline Scotland Sc 46W
Ben Alder Anticline Scotland Sc54E
Ben Alder Syncline Scotland Sc54E
Ben Hee Anticline Scotland Sc 108W
Ben Lawers Synform[1] Argyll Scotland Sc 45W, Sc 45E Sc 55W
Ben Ledi Antiform Scotland Sc 38E
Ben Lui Syncline Scotland Sc 46W
Ben Sgluich Anticline Scotland Sc53W
Ben Vane Synform Scotland Sc 38E
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
Bohespic Antiform Scotland Sc 55W
Boldon Syncline Durham England BGS:BRG 7
Boscombe Down Anticline England E&W 298
Bosherston Anticline Pembrokeshire Wales E&W 244/5
Bowhill Syncline Scotland Sc 40E
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
Brawl Synform Scotland Sc 115W
Breabag Dome Scotland Assynt (special 50K), G & K 2011
Breedon Anticline England Smith et al. 2005
Breidden Anticline Powys Wales Toghill P. 2006
Brendon Anticline Somerset England Proc.Geol.Ass'n. vol76, pt1. 1965
Brendon Syncline Somerset England Proc.Geol.Ass'n. vol76, pt1. 1965
Brimington Anticline England E&W 100, E&W 112
Brinsford Anticline England E&W 153
Broadfield Down Anticline England E&W 264
Broadford Anticline Scotland BGS:BRG 3
Broad Bench Anticline Dorset England GA Guide22
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 Sc 40E Trewin (ed) 2002
Burton Anticline Pembrokeshire Wales E&W 228 Allen et al 1982
Bwn Bach Anticline Wales E&W 193
Caburn Syncline East Sussex England E&W 318/333, 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
Capel Hill Syncline Scotland Sc 56W
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
Cinderhill Flexure England E&W 125
Clackmannan Syncline Scotland Sc 39E 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
Clunes Antiform Scotland Sc 55W
Clunes Synform Scotland Sc 55W
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
Coire Bhran Anticline Scotland Sc 64W
Coire na h-eiginn Anticline Scotland Sc 54E
Cole Syncline England BGS:BRG 16
Collington Anticline England Mid Wales & Marches 250K
Coltshill Anticline Glamorgan Wales Brief expln to E&W 247, 2011
Combe Bissett Syncline England E&W 298
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 20, Sc 29W, Sc 29E, Sc 37W, Sc 37E Trewin (ed) 2002
Craig Ysgiog Anticline Wales E&W 149
Craignure Anticline Highland Scotland Sc 44W/44E BGS:BRG 3
Creag a'Mhadaidh Anticline Scotland Sc 54E
Creag a'Mhadaidh Antiform Scotland Sc 55W
Creag a'Mhadaidh Syncline Scotland Sc 54E
Creag a'Mhadaidh Antiformal Syncline Scotland Sc 54E
Creag Dhubh Synform Scotland Sc 64W
Creagan Loisgte Syncline Scotland Sc 27
Crich Anticline England E&W 112, E&W 125
Croydon Anticline Somerset England Proc.Geol.Ass'n. vol76, pt1. 1965
Cuil Bay Syncline (*or 'Cul Bay Syncline') Argyll Scotland Sc 45W, *Sc 53W
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/Wiltshire England E&W 298/9
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
Dhorius Anticline Scotland Sc 27
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
Don Monocline Yorkshire England E&W 87, E&W 100
Donfield Syncline England E&W 100
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
Dyffryn Elwy Anticline Clwyd Wales Mem E&W 95/107
Dyfi Syncline Wales E&W 149
Earl's Seat Anticline Scotland Sc 40E Trewin (ed) 2002
Eastnor Syncline England E&W 216
Ebernoe Anticline England E&W 301
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
Erewash Valley Anticline England E&W 125
Errochty Synform Scotland Sc 55W
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
Fernhurst Anticline England E&W 301
Fiag Syncline Scotland Sc 108W
Fillongley Anticline England Smith et al. 2005
Foel Dinas Syncline Wales E&W 150
Forest of Dean Syncline England Brenchley & Rawson 2006
Fox-Strangways Dome Yorkshire England BGS:BRG9
Freshwater East Anticline Pembrokeshire Wales E&W 244/5
Frome Syncline Dorset England GA Guide22
Fylingdales Syncline Yorkshire England BGS:BRG9
Gaick Anticline Scotland Sc 64W
Gaick Syncline Scotland Sc 64W
Garry Synform Scotland Sc 55W
Geal Charn Syncline Scotland Sc 54E
Gell Syncline Clwyd Wales Mem E&W 95/107
Giur-bheinn Anticline Scotland Sc 27
Glaick Anticline Scotland Sc 64W
Glaick Syncline Scotland Sc 64W
Glen Creran Anticline Argyll Scotland Sc 45W, Sc 53W
Glen Lochy Anticline Scotland Sc 46W
Glen Orchy Antiform Scotland Trewin (ed) 2002
Glenborrodale Antiform Scotland Sc 51E
Gloddaeth Syncline Clwyd Wales Mem E&W 95/107
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
Great Orme Syncline Clwyd Wales Mem E&W 95/107
Great Ridge Anticline England E&W 298
Gressingham Syncline England E&W 59
Guilsfield Anticline E&W 151
Gun Hill Anticline England E&W 111
Greenhurst Anticline England E&W 318/333
Gwesyn Syncline Wales E&W 196
Gwytherin Syncline Clwyd Wales Mem E&W 95/107
Ham Anticline Scotland Sc 116W
Hardstoft Anticline England E&W 112
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 62, 69
Harting Combe Anticline England E&W 301
Haslemere Syncline England E&W 301
Haweswater Syncline Cumbria England BGS:BRG 7
Heath Anticline England E&W 112
Heatherslade Anticline Glamorgan Wales Brief expln to E&W 247, 2011
Hem Anticline England E&W 153
Hendre-ddu Syncline Wales E&W 150
Henfield Syncline England E&W 318/333
Heysham Anticline England E&W 59
Highland Border Downbend Scotland Sc 38E, Sc 56W, Sc 67 Trewin (ed) 2002
Hindhead Anticline England E&W 301
Hog Hill Syncline Scotland Sc 11
Hog's Back Monocline England
Hollingbury Dome England E&W 318/333
Holymoorside Monocline England E&W 112
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 Gwynedd Wales E&W 106
Inver - Black Isle Syncline Scotland BGS:BRG 2
Ironville Anticline England E&W 112, E&W 125
Islay Anticline Scotland Sc 27
Islay Syncline Scotland Sc 36
Kempie Syncline Sutherland Scotland G & K 2011
Kilchrenan Syncline Argyll Scotland Sc 45W
Kilmelford Monoform Argyll Scotland Sc 45W
Kilmory Bay Syncline Argyll & Bute Scotland Sc 28E
Kingsclere Anticline England E&W 283
Kingston-Beddingham Anticline East Sussex England E&W 318/333, E&W 319/334
Kingswood Anticline Somerset England BGS:BRG 16
King's Wood Syncline Welch, FBA & Trotter, FM 1961
Kinlochlaggan Syncline Scotland Sc 63E
Kirk Ireton Syncline England E&W 125
Kirkham Syncline Lancashire England E&W 67
Kirtomy Synform Scotland Sc 115W
Kiveton Anticline England E&W 100
Knapdale Steep Belt Argyll & Bute Scotland Sc 28E
Knots Anticline England E&W 59
Laggan Anticline Scotland Sc 63E
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
Leagag Antiform Scotland Sc 54E
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, Sc 40E Trewin (ed) 2002
Limley Anticline England E&W 51
Littlehampton Anticline West Sussex England E&W 317/332, E&W 318/333
Littleton Syncline Welch, FBA & Trotter, FM 1961
Littlewood Syncline West Sussex England E&W 317/332
Litton Cheney Syncline Dorset England GA Guide22
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, E&W 150
Llangadfan Syncline Wales E&W 150
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 Alsh Fold Scotland Sc 71E
Loch Awe Syncline (*or 'Loch Awe Synform') Argyll Scotland Sc 28E, Sc 36, Sc 37W, Sc 37E, *Sc 45E Trewin (ed) 2002
Loch Don Anticline Scotland Sc 44E
Loch Laggan Antiform Scotland Sc 63W
Loch Maree Synform Scotland BGS:BRG 2
Loch Sween Anticline Argyll & Bute Scotland Sc 28E
Loch Tay Antiform Scotland Sc 55W
Lochalsh Syncline Scotland BGS:BRG 3; Trewin (ed) 2002
Lochan Dubh Synform Scotland Sc 54E
Lochinver Antiform Scotland BGS:BRG 2
Lochinver Monocline Sutherland Scotland G & K 2011
Lockton Anticline Yorkshire England BGS:BRG9
Lodsworth Syncline England E&W 301
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 [2]
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
Maes y Gamfa Anticline Wales E&W 150
Main Syncline (Forest of Dean) Gloucestershire England BGS:BRG 16
Mansfield Anticline England E&W 112
Matlock Anticline England E&W 112
Marshwood Pericline Dorset England Mem E&W 328etc, GA Guide22
May Hill Anticline England E&W 216
Meall a'Bhobuir Synform Scotland Sc 54E
Meall Chuaich Syncline Scotland Sc 64W
Meall Nathrach Antiform Scotland Sc 63W
Meall Reamhar Synform Scotland Sc 55W, Sc 64E
Melbourne Syncline England Smith et al. 2005
Melton Mowbray Anticline England BGS:BRG 10
Micheldever Syncline Hampshire England E&W 283/299/300
Middleton Tyas Anticline England E&W 41
Midlothian Syncline Scotland Trewin (ed) 2002
Mixon - Morridge Anticline England E&W 111
Moel Geffylog Anticline Clwyd Wales Mem E&W 95/107
Moel Hebog Syncline Gwynedd Wales E&W 119
Morar Anticline Scotland BGS:BRG 2
Moseley Syncline England E&W 153
Mount Blair Anticline Scotland Sc 56W
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
Nant Mawr Syncline Clwyd Wales Mem E&W 95/107
Netherfield Anticline England E&W 320/321 (text)
Netherton Anticline England E&W 167 BGS:BRG 10
New Hall Syncline England Smith et al. 2005
Nicky Nook Anticline Lancashire England E&W 67
Norton-Ridgeway Anticline England E&W 100
Norwood Anticline Yorkshire England E&W 69
Nuneaton Anticline England Smith et al. 2005
Oaken Head Syncline England E&W 59
Oakwoodhill Syncline England E&W 302
Ord Syncline Scotland Sc 71W
Orielton Anticline Pembrokeshire Wales E&W 244/5
Oxfordshire Coalfield Syncline England E&W 235
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
Pandy Twdwr Anticline Clwyd Wales Mem E&W 95/107
Park Mill Anticline Glamorgan Wales Brief expln to E&W 247, 2011
Patcham Syncline England E&W 318/333
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 Anticline England E&W 283
Pewsey-Kingsclere Anticline Hampshire/Wiltshire England
Plaistow Syncline England E&W 301
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
Povey Syncline England E&W 100
Poxwell Anticline Dorset England
Poxwell Pericline Dorset England E&W 341/2 GA Guide 22
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 GA Guide 22
Purbeck Monocline Dorset England E&W 342/3 Mem E&W 328etc
Pwlldu Head Syncline Glamorgan Wales Brief expln to E&W 247, 2011
Pwllygranant Syncline Wales E&W 193
Pyecombe Anticline England E&W 318/333
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
Rodhuish Syncline Somerset England Proc.Geol.Ass'n. vol76, pt1. 1965
Rolleston Anticline England E&W 126
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
Shambles Syncline Dorset England GA Guide22
Shelve Anticline Shropshire England E&W 151 Toghill, P. 2006
Shipley Syncline England E&W 125
Shirenewton Anticline Welch, FBA & Trotter, FM 1961
Sidlaw Anticline Scotland UK (north) 625K, Sc 49 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
Spring Bottom Syncline Dorset England GA Guide 22
Sronlairig Dome Scotland Sc 73E
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 (*or 'Stob Ban Synform') Scotland Sc 63W* Trewin (ed) 2002
Stockbridge Anticline Hampshire England E&W 299/300
Stourbridge Syncline England E&W 167
Strath Dionard Antiform Scotland Trewin (ed) 2002
Strathmore Syncline Scotland UK (north) 625K, Sc 39W, Sc 48W 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
Tarbert Monoform Argyll & Bute Scotland Sc 29W, Sc 36
Tarskavaig Synform Scotland Sc 71W
Taythes Anticline England BGS:BRG 7
Tayvallich Syncline Argyll & Bute Scotland Sc 28E
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
Thornton-Balgonie Syncline Scotland Sc 40E
Thursley Syncline England E&W 301
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
Tre-pys-llygod Syncline Clwyd Wales Mem E&W 95/107
Trimdon Anticline Durham England BGS:BRG 7
Troway Anticline England E&W 100
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
Upton Syncline Dorset England GA Guide22
Upwey Syncline Dorset England E&W 328 GA Guide22
Usk Anticline Monmouthshire Wales E&W 232 Brenchley & Rawson 2006
Vale of Pickering Syncline Yorkshire England BGS:BRG9
Vale of Wardour Anticline England
Walliswood Anticline England E&W 302
Walls Syncline Shetland Scotland BGS:BRG 1
Wardour Monocline England E&W 298
Warminghurst Syncline England E&W 318/333
Watsness - Browland Anticline Shetland Scotland BGS:BRG 1
Waun Marteg Syncline Wales E&W 179
Weald Anticline England
Weald-Artois Anticline England
Wealden Anticline England Brenchley & Rawson 2006
Weeton Anticline Lancashire England E&W 67
Welbeck Trough England E&W 112
Werrington Anticline England Smith et al. 2005
Wessington Anticline England E&W 112
Westbury Anticline England E&W 264
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 Mem E&W 328etc, GA Guide 22
Whitby Syncline Yorkshire England BGS:BRG9
Whitewell Anticline Lancashire England E&W 67
Whitwell Anticline England E&W 100
Wigpool Syncline Welch, FBA & Trotter, FM 1961
Williamson Park Anticline England E&W 59
Williamthorpe Syncline England E&W 112
Windmill Syncline England E&W 153
Winchester-East Meon Anticline Hampshire England E&W 299/300/316
Winchester-King's Somborne Syncline Hampshire England E&W 299/300
Wisborough Green Anticline England E&W 301
Withycombe Anticline Somerset England Proc.Geol.Ass'n. vol76, pt1. 1965
Woodford Anticline England E&W 298
Woolhope Anticline England E&W 215
Woolhope Dome England
Worcester Syncline Worcestershire England Welch, FBA & Trotter, FM 1961; BGS:BRG 16
Worthing Syncline England E&W 318/333
Wylye Anticline England E&W 298

List of Disturbances

The following named features comprise both faulting and folding;

Sortable table of named disturbances
Disturbance name County Country BGS map sheet book reference/s
Burtreeford Disturbance England E&W 19 BGS:BRG 7
Carreg Cennen Disturbance Wales
Clun Forest Disturbance Wales
Cribarth Disturbance Wales
Llandyfaelog Disturbance Wales
Llannon (or Llanon) Disturbance Wales
Neath Disturbance Wales Brief expln to E&W 247, 2011
Pontyclerc Disturbance Wales
Saron Disturbance Wales
Silverdale Disturbance England BGS:BRG 7
Trimsaran Disturbance Wales

See also

References

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)
  • Allen, J R L, Thomas, R L, and Williams, B P J. 1982. The Old Red Sandstone north of Milford Haven. 123–149 in Geological excursions in Dyfed, south-west Wales. BASSETT, M G (editor). (Cardiff: Published for the Geologists’ Association by the National Museum of Wales.) (Allen et al 1982)
  • 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)
  • Barton et al. 2011. Geology of South Dorset and South-east Devon and its World Heritage Coast, Special Memoir of the British Geological Survey (Mem E&W 328etc)
  • Brenchley, P.J. & Rawson, P.F. (eds) 2006. The Geology of England and Wales, (2nd edn) The Geological Society, London (Brenchley & Rawson 2006)
  • Cope, J.C.W. 2012 GA Guide no 22: Geology of the Dorset Coast, Geologists' Association, ISBN 9780900717611 (GA Guide22)
  • 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 978-1-905267-53-8 (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)
  • Warren et al. 1984, Geology of the country around Rhyl and Denbigh, Mem Br Geol Svy, sheets 95 and 107 (Mem E&W 95/107)
  • Webby, B.D. 1965 Proceedings of the Geologists' Association. volume 76, part 1 (Proc.Geol.Ass'n v76, pt1, 1965)
  • 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)
  1. referred to incorrectly as Ben 'Lawyers' Synform on BGS map
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-06-08. Retrieved 2010-09-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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