"Brimham Rocks are balancing rock formations on Brimham Moor in North Yorkshire, England. The rocks stand at a height of nearly 30 metres in an area owned by the National Trust which is part of the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty." Taken from Wikipedia. Here are a few of the unusual formations that we saw on our day there. Amazing!! Finally the view from the highest point of our walk. On a clear day you can see for forty miles!! It was a day I won't forget in a hurry as I'd never seen anything like these rocks before. I hope you enjoyed your trip to North Yorkshire. It really is a beautiful part of the country and I would love to go back again as there was so much more we could have done if we'd had more time.
Fascinating Eils! What environmental processes caused such bizarre shapes and contortions? I really enjoyed my virtual trip to North Yorkshire, thank you for taking us along
Isn't nature grand! I love seeing the rocks! They remind me of some of the places we've seen in the southwest of the US.
Feels like I had been to North Yorkshire too! Thanks for the interesting posting with all the wonderful photos.
Proof positive that nature is the greatest artist of all! Eileen, thank you for taking me to a part of the world I'd never see otherwise. Netty, we are two birds of a feather--I noticed the wall, also! I built two stone walls in my earlier days and wish I had the rocks to do one now here on the farm.
Hello Eileen! I loved scrolling through your posts of the trip. Enjoyed seeing the sights. So glad you had a good time, and it was nice to "disconnect" a while wasn't it?
Wow, those are some amazing rock formations. I enjoyed seeing all of your trip pic's. What fun for you.
That was a magnificent series of vacation pics. Yorkshire is such a lovely county. I have only been there once, but I still recall the good rural feel of the place. All those stone fences and hills really look charming. Your pics showed that you must have had a great time and I get the feeling that you had a really good place to stay. Your description of the cottage really made me want to go and stay there. Welcome back, though.
Sorry it's taken so long to get back to you Frank. Here's how these magnificent shapes were formed. The rock formations were created by Millstone Grit being eroded by water, glaciation and wind. Millstone Grit is the name given to any of a number of coarse-grained sandstones of Carboniferous age which occur in Northern England. The name derives from its use in earlier times as a source of millstones for use principally in watermills. Taken, once again, from Wikipedia.
