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to the gorge. It is this intermediate half mile of the gorge which 
follows the fault line. The continuation of the fault itself to 
the S.S.E. can be traced over the top of the scars between L and 
E of Dale on the one-inch map. The Gordale fault therefore 
trends N.N.W. and S.S.E. , with a small downthrow to the west. 
There is no hade, and the displacement has taken place along 
one of the master joints. About 150 yards west of and parallel 
to the fault just described is another. The throw here is greater, 
and again is on the western side. A distinct break in the lines 
of scars can be seen west of the actual entrance to Gordale, 
and at the top fossiliferous Upper Visean limestone is on the 
same level as older limestones. The evidence here is not so 
clear as in the previous case, and the actual amount of dis- 
placement cannot be determined. 
The Victoria Cave Faults. 
The striking line of precipices known as Langcliffe Scars, 
about the centre and half way up the slope of which is the 
famous Victoria Cave, is a well-known feature. Roughly they 
run N.N.W. , and the line, if produced in a southerly direction, 
intersects the long E. and W. line of scars known as the Beacon 
and Attermire Scars, near the rifle butts. Beneath Langcliffe 
Scar is a long valley which at its southern end makes the striking 
break between Beacon and Attermire Scars. In the middle 
of this valley is smaU exposure of limestone of Dibunophyllum 
or age. The whole of Langcliffe Scar, as seen from that 
point, is of Semmula age, and it is necessary to climb to the 
very top before D. beds are found. A fault therefore runs 
along the foot of these scars, and the throw at this point cannot 
be less than 300 feet, and is perhaps nearer 400. Another fault 
with a considerable throw runs on the western side of the ex- 
posure of limestone, and thus defines the position of the 
valley, at least at the southern end. Owing to the dip of the 
beds above Langcliffe village the throw of this second fault 
diminishes as it is traced north, and there are indications that 
it might even be reversed as it approaches the road leading down 
to the village. Near the rifle butts the two faults form the 
trough, with Beacon and Attermire Scars on either side. Seen 
