The full Force

We went to Ingleton for the Waterfalls Walk. I was a little unsure at first but our neighbours both said they were worth the visit (I don't think they had shares!).
Geologically Thornton Force is one of the most important waterfalls of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Located on the River Twiss, the waterfall plunges off Carboniferous Great Scar Limestone that was laid down in a clear sub-tropical sea 330 million years ago. The water fall on rocks belonging to the Lower Ordovician (Arenig) Ingleton Group laid down some 500 million years ago. The time gap between the horizontally bedded limestone and the steeply dipping turbidite sandstones is about 170 million years.
I chose this one because it shows its scale. It is about 14m high; it makes the people look very small. Also the colours are gorgeous.
Large is good

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