Shutlingsloe
| Shutlingsloe | |||
| Cheshire | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Shutlingsloe from the Macclesfield Forest path | |||
| Range: | Peak District | ||
| Summit: | 1,660 feet SJ976695 53°13’24"N, 2°2’12"W | ||
Shutlingsloe is a hill near the village of Wildboarclough, in the east of Cheshire, and on the edge of the Peak District. It stands to the south of Macclesfield Forest, and within the Peak District National Park.[1]
This is a steep-sided hill with a distinctive profile,[1] sometimes described as the 'Matterhorn of Cheshire', it is the third highest peak in the county (exceeded only by Black Hill and Shining Tor) with an elevation of 1,660 feet above sea level, commanding excellent views over Cheshire.
The Peak District Boundary Walk crosses the summit, and this is the highest point on the footpath's 200-mile long route.[2]
The name of the hill derives from old English 'Scyttel's hlaw' meaning 'Scyttel's (personal name) hill'.[3]
Geology
The hill is formed from alternating layers of mudstones and coarse sandstones (referred to as 'gritstones' or simply 'grits') which were laid down in a delta system in the Carboniferous period. The summit tor is formed from the Chatsworth Grit and the lower slopes from the Roaches Grit. Several geological faults run northwest to southeast through the hill.[4]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cheshire County Council: Landscape Character Type 20: Moorland Plateau (2007)
- ↑ McCloy, Andrew (2017). Peak District Boundary Walk: 190 Miles Around the Edge of the National Park. Friends of the Peak District. ISBN 978-1909461536.
- ↑ Mcmeeken, L. 'Peak Place-names', Halsgrove 2003
- ↑ British Geological Survey 1:50,000 map sheet 111 'Buxton' and associated memoir