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.
| 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 expln 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 | |
| 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;
| 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
- List of geological faults of England
- List of geological faults of Northern Ireland
- List of geological faults of Scotland
- List of geological faults of Wales
- Geological structure of Great Britain
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)
- 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)
- ↑ referred to incorrectly as Ben 'Lawyers' Synform on BGS map
- ↑ http://www.jurassiccoast.com/380/the-coast-uncovered-30/geo-highlights-226/lulworth-cove-and-crumple-a-geography-pilgrimage-619.html
See also
- List of geological faults of England
- List of geological faults of Northern Ireland
- List of geological faults of Scotland
- List of geological faults of Wales
- Geological structure of Great Britain
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