Ilkley Moor is part of Rombalds Moor, a moorland between Ilkley and Keighley in West Yorkshire, England. The moorland, which rises to 402 m (1,319 ft) above sea level, is well known as the inspiration for the Yorkshire "county anthem" "On Ilkla Moor Baht" at (dialect for "on Ilkley Moor without a hat").
Geology:
During the Carboniferous period (325 million years ago), Ilkley Moor was part of a marshy area at sea level, fed by meandering river channels flowing from the north. The layers of eroded bank walls of stream gullies in this area represent sea levels as different tides deposit different types of sediment. Over a long period of time, the sediments were cemented and compacted into hard rock layers. Geologic forces have lifted and tilted the layers slightly toward the southeast, causing many small cracks or faults. Since the end of the Carboniferous period, over a thousand meters of carbonaceous rock have been completely removed from the area by erosion. Over the last million years, Ice Age glaciers have modified the shape of the Wharfe Valley, deepening it, smoothing it and leaving behind glacial debris. The millstone not only gives character to the town of Ilkley, but gives the area its acidic soils, heathland, soft water and rocky scars.
It is one of the most frequently visited places in Yorkshire, very popular among locals and tourists, especially during the flowering season of the heather, which occurs here in an exceptionally annual way.
27 сен 2024
