Mam Tor, Derbyshire, UK - landslip; SK 1320 8370 by Brian Whalley

SK 1320 8370

The west-facing cliffs of Mam Tor have slumped, over what is thought to have been several thousand years. The A6187 road once came up through the area of small slipes seen in this view. Examination shows the buckling and rupture of this road.

An illustrative slide/Powerpoint is available by Alastair Ross (an undergraduate at Portsmouth University:
userweb.port.ac.uk Alastair Ross 122139

The following references are cited:
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Rutter, E. H., Arkwright, J. C., Holloway, R. F, Waghorn, D., (2003). Strains and displacements in the Mam Tor landslip, Derbyshire, England. Journal of the Geological Society, London. 160, 735- 744.
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