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Stanhope Fossil Tree

Lower Coal Measures

  • Fossil
  • Sandstone
  • Upper Carboniferous

Location Details

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Location of Geological Feature
A fossil tree stump at the edge of St Thomas' churchyard. This tree was found in 1915, but installed in Stanhope in 1964.
Fossils
Trunk and roots of a Sigillaria sp. tree.
Rock Type
Sandstone
Geological Age
Upper Carboniferous
Quarry Location
Edmundbyers Cross, Stanhope, Co. Durham, England, UK
Category
Fossil
Nearest station
Stanhope (Weardale Railway)
Address
High Street DL13 2UP
Date of build
1964
Find out more
More info at this link https://www.northpennines.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Stanhope-Fossil-Tree.pdf

Photos by Paula Street.
Stanhope Fossil Tree — Lower Coal Measures
Lower Coal Measures at Stanhope Fossil Tree
Lower Coal Measures at Stanhope Fossil Tree (detail 2)
Lower Coal Measures at Stanhope Fossil Tree (detail 3)
    Entry submitted by Ruth Siddall & Paula Street

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