| Site Type: | Inland exposure | | Site Status: | TBC | | Council area: | Causeway Coast & Glens Borough Council | | Grid Reference: | C649099 | | Bing maps: | 54.93293,-6.98752 | | Google maps: | 54.93293,-6.98752 | | Rocks |
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| Rock Age: | Quaternary | | Rock Type: | Gravel, Sand | | Interest |
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| Other interest: | Glacio-fluvial sediment, deltaic foresets |
| Summary of site: |
| A square kilometre of largely worked-out sands and gravels on the south-east foot slopes of Altahullion Hill still retains evidence of a delta with its surface 142m above present sea level. Flow structures in the sands indicate a water source to the south. Since its deposition it has been deeply dissected by a meltwater channel to form Altmover Glen, carving the delta into two parts. |
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