- Whin Sill
- Whin Sill nounA sheet of intrusive quartz-dolerite or quartz-basalt exposed almost continuously for nearly 200 miles from the Farne Islands to Middleton-in-Teesdale• • •Main Entry: ↑whinstone
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Whin Sill
Look at other dictionaries:
Whin Sill — is a tabular layer of igneous rock, or sill, in County Durham and Northumberland, in the Northeast of England. This east west running geological formation lies partly in the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and partly in… … Wikipedia
Throckley — is a village, located approximately 5km west of Newcastle upon Tyne, in North East England. Hadrian s Wall passes through the village, its course traced by the village s main road, Hexham Road.Throckley was a colliery village, being adjacent to… … Wikipedia
Hadrianswall — hf Hadrianswall Alternativname vallum aelium Limes Britannien Datierung (Belegung) 2. bis 5. Jahrhundert n. Chr. Typ Sperrwerk mit Zwischentürmen, Meilenkastellen und Grabensystem … Deutsch Wikipedia
Northumberland — For other places with this name, see Northumberland (disambiguation). Northumberland … Wikipedia
Teesdale — There is a separate article for the local government district of Teesdale .Teesdale is a dale, or valley, of the east side of the Pennines in England. The River Tees rises below Cross Fell, the highest hill (2930 feet O.D.) in the Pennines, and… … Wikipedia
Geology of England — The Geology of England is mainly sedimentary. The youngest rocks are in the south east around London, progressing in age in a north westerly direction. [ [http://www.soton.ac.uk/ imw/Geology Britain.htm Southampton University] retrieved 21/1/07]… … Wikipedia
Halton, Northumberland — infobox UK place country = England official name= Halton latitude= 55.004 longitude= 2.004 population = shire district= Tynedale region= North East England shire county = Northumberland constituency westminster= Hexham post town= CORBRIDGE… … Wikipedia
Hadrians Wall — Der Hadrianswall in der Nähe von Greenhead Überreste von Kastell 39 Der Hadrianswall (lat. Vallum Hadriani) war ein römisches … Deutsch Wikipedia
Силл — син. термина залежь интрузивная. Геологический словарь: в 2 х томах. М.: Недра. Под редакцией К. Н. Паффенгольца и др.. 1978 … Геологическая энциклопедия
Middleton Quarry — Coordinates: 54°36′58″N 2°4′53″W / 54.61611°N 2.08139°W / 54.61611; 2.08139 … Wikipedia
