North Yorshire Moors Geology
The North York Moors contains some of the finest geology in the world. The varied landscapes of the Moors owe much of their appearance to the underlying geology, the results of over 200 million years of Earth history. Many locations on the moors bear the scars of human exploitation of the many resources contained within these rocks. The mining and quarrying of ironstone, alum, coal, building stone and jet have all left their telltale signs on the Yorkshire Moors.