1: Introduction
2: Stromatolite
3: Quaternary Ice Ages
4: Stratigraphy
5: Permian Reef Boulder Conglomerate Crinkly
6: Crinkly Beds
7: Crinkly Beds
8: Gin Cave (inside)
9: Boulder conglomerate
10: Northward from Blackhall
11: Beach Contrast
12: Durham Coast Impact of Rock Waste
13: Geological Clues
14: Changing beach Landscape
15: Castle Eden Dene
At Blackhall we discover evidence of how the coastline was formed during the Permian and Quaternary Periods.
In particular, we focus on conditions related to the tropical Zechstein Sea and explore evidence for the reefs that fringed it here along the Durham coast.
We also journey along the coast to to Castle Eden Dene and consider how the Durham Denes were formed.