On 20th September a large number of members met at Kinniside Stone Circle on a rather windy morning. Â Our leader, David Kelly took us into the upper valley of the Nannycatch Beck to an exposure of the Skiddaw Group. Â This was the Buttermere Formation with cleaved mudstones which even in this relatively small outcrop had varying cleavage directions reflecting the olistrome nature of the deposit. Â The party descended through the gorge to examine intrusions into these rocks. Â After lunch, taken during a shower, David introduced us to the Latterbarrow Sandstone, a conglomerate thought to be the base of the Borrowdale Volcanic Group, visible in small exposures on the sides of Swarth Fell. Â Â In addition to the solid geology the group also considered the curious drainage pattern of the Nannycatch Beck. Â The final visit of the day was to the head of Combe Beck, with more curious drainage, with Skiddaw Group rocks intruded by dykes exposed in the beckside. Â Thanks were given to David who had led us unerringly across pathless fells to such interesting sites.
