Earth Science Conservation Review
| Eden Lodge | Londonderry |
| Site Type: | Stream section |
| Site Status: | ESCR |
| Grid Reference: | C780060 |
| Google maps: | 54.89603,-6.78426 |
| Rocks | |
|---|---|
| Rock Age: | Tertiary, Triassic, Carboniferous, Precambrian (Palaeocene) |
| Rock Name: | Antrim Lava Group, Sherwood Sandstone Group, Barony Glen Formation |
| Rock Type: | Basalt, Mudstone, Sandstone, Schist |
| Interest | |
| Other interest: | fault |
Introduction:
This site is located 10km east of Dungiven and lies just NE of the Glenshane Pass (A6). A number of stream sections are accessible via a farm track north of Eden Lodge [IGR 27795 40582]. These include the Altakeeran Burn and a nameless stream to the west, and the Altron Burn (Fig. 37).
This site contains evidence of post-Palaeocene, normal movement on the regionally important Tow Valley Fault (Highland Boundary Fault) which has resulted in the juxtaposition of Carboniferous, Triassic and Palaeocene strata against the much older Dalradian Supergroup.
This site contains evidence of post-Palaeocene, normal movement on the regionally important Tow Valley Fault (Highland Boundary Fault) which has resulted in the juxtaposition of Carboniferous, Triassic and Palaeocene strata against the much older Dalradian Supergroup.
| Enlander, I., Dempster, M. & Doughty, P., 2024. Eden Lodge, County Londonderry, site summary. [In] Earth Science Conservation Review. https://www.habitas.org.uk/escr/summary.php?item=661. Accessed on 2024-12-26 |
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