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at Bilsdale was completed in two stages, on 12 and 26 September 2012, one of the last transmitters in England to complete this operation, the others being
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from the hills, as well as employing sandstone and limestone quarries to gather raw materials. Many of the mines and quarries are still evident today.
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surface is largely formed by the sandstones of the Saltwick and Cloughton formations whilst the summit of Roseberry Topping is an
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There are numerous towns and villages on, or in the vicinity of, the Cleveland Hills including the following:
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Bilsdale West Moor, situated in the Cleveland Hills, is home to the 314 metres (1,030 ft) tall
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are common in the Lias Group rocks along the scarp face in the west and in Raisdale to the south.
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and Cliff Ridge just south of Roseberry Topping where Cliff Rigg Quarry has exploited this
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periods, indication of an active population in prehistoric times across the region.
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of the Saltwick Formation separated from the main Cleveland Hills range by erosion.
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scattered throughout the Cleveland Hills and North York Moors, dating back to the
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arrowheads have been discovered during excavations in the hills and dated to the
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The following heights are some of the highest or most notable in the range.
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to the north, include distinctive landmarks such as the cone-shaped peak of
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that are of varied ages, some of which are relatively modern. Hundreds of
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are scattered around the margins of the hills, notably in Kildale whilst
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of the Redcar Mudstone Formation, though largely buried beneath glacial
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Scalby Formation (including the Long Nab and Moor Grit 'members')
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runs along the hills, and they are also crossed by a section of
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List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in North Yorkshire
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Whitby Mudstone Formation (including the Mulgrave Shale Member)
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and the Cleveland Ironstone and Eller Beck formations include
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transmissions for digital TV and radio in the north-east's
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List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Cleveland
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has accumulated on the plateau surface in some areas.
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Part of the 110-mile (177 km) long 805:Towns and villages in the Cleveland Hills 1070:"The Prehistoric Sites of Great Britain" 808: 489: 486: 134:North York Moors National Park Authority 53: 1420:Mountains and hills of North Yorkshire 1412: 469:, cement stone concretions, shale and 430: 316:exploited for the ironworking industry 1254: 492: 235:, i.e. youngest/uppermost at top is: 1246:North York Moors and Cleveland Hills 946:, providing 40–50 miles coverage of 410:Stone circles in the Cleveland Hills 333:cuts through the hills forming the 13: 1191:"TheBigTower Bilsdale Transmitter" 14: 1441: 1234: 813:Map of the North York Moors area 52: 45: 32:The Cleveland Hills viewed from 26: 1212:"Digital UK – Tyne Tees region" 1204: 66:Location of the Cleveland Hills 1368:South Gare & Coatham Sands 1241:North York Moors National Park 1183: 1162: 1141: 1115: 1083: 1062: 1036: 1014: 1001:"Captain James Cook – History" 993: 930:Captain Cook Schoolroom Museum 911:Captain Cook Birthplace Museum 171:North York Moors National Park 1: 1149:"Middlesbrough and surrounds" 986: 944:Bilsdale transmitting station 306:though a couple also contain 282:Cleveland Ironstone Formation 787: 782: 767: 764: 749: 746: 731: 728: 713: 708: 693: 690: 675: 670: 655: 650: 635: 632: 617: 614: 599: 596: 581: 576: 561: 558: 543: 538: 523: 518: 503: 497: 476: 373: 298:are various combinations of 285:Staithes Sandstone Formation 7: 1318:Hartlepool Submerged Forest 1024:. 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Moorland and open valley with Cleveland Hills in the distance
Urra Moor
Map of England and Wales with a red dot representing the location of the Cleveland Hills in the north-east of England
North Yorkshire
54°24′57.84″N 1°12′4.53″W / 54.4160667°N 1.2012583°W / 54.4160667; -1.2012583
northyorkmoors.org.uk
North York Moors
North Yorkshire
Cleveland
Teesside
North York Moors National Park
Cleveland Way
National Trail
Wainwright's
Coast to Coast Walk
Tees Valley
Roseberry Topping
Great Ayton
Captain James Cook
Jurassic
sedimentary rocks
mudstones
till
last ice age
stratigraphic order
Ravenscar Group
Middle Jurassic
Lias Group
early/lower Jurassic
formations

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