Castleton: Peak District National Park - Shell Geography Trip
A gloomy wet day in the Peak District; however we all managed to tog up well and do the circuit with the addition of a visit to Peveril Castle. The steep climb had us all panting but the views were superb, of the Hope Valley, Castleton and Mam Tor.
The boys enjoyed the depths of the Treak Cliff Cavern and soaked up the good luck provided by touching the seven dwarf stalagmites while being spared the curse of the wicked witch - an intrusion of blue john stone into the carboniferous limestone cavern. Many of the students got wetter inside the cavern than outside since the heavy rains of the previous week were working their way through the joints and cracks of the limestone, and dripping profusely from the roof.
Once back at school the hard work began. The students had to process the data they had collected and write up their project, since it represented 20% of their final examination result. There were many excellent pieces of work but the top students in each class deserve a special mention:
Tom Phedon (Shell M), Richard Ackroyd and Sam Middleton (Shell P), Matthew Bacon (Shell S) Joe Read (Shell S) Thomas Wintle (Shell A) Well done Boys!
Mrs J S Brown