Publisher's Synopsis
This publication is part of a series covering England, Scotland and Northern Ireland and gives a comprehensive geological account of the area. This account is primarily based on the Geological Surveys work in the area but also contains work gathered from other geological literature.;The series is accompanied by a series of maps produced by the BGS and is intended to provide information for geologists, civil and mining engineers, landuse planners, environmentalists and those involved in education and research in earth science topics.