1:25 000 series - Classical areas of British geology

A series of maps at the detailed scale of 1:25,000 have been produced for areas of outstanding geological interest in the Great Britain. Some maps are accompanied by explanatory booklets. The maps have been published between 1954 and 2007. About 60 maps have been published, some showing solid geology, some drift geology and some combined solid and drift.

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Sheet number Sheet title Map type Published year View record
51  Ardnamurchan Central Complex. Bedrock and Superficial  2009  Full entry
30  Sheet SK 26 Bakewell. Solid and Drift  1982  Full entry
39  Sheet NX 08, 18 and 19 (in part) Ballantrae. Solid  1988  Full entry
37  Sheet SE 30 Barnsley. Solid and Drift  1987  Full entry
35  Sheet SH 66 and SH 67 (Parts of sheets) Bethesda and Foel-Fras.   1986  Full entry
3  Sheet NY 57 Bewcastle. Drift  1954  Full entry
3  Sheet NY 57 Bewcastle. Drift  1959  Full entry
3  Sheet NY 57 Bewcastle. Solid  1954  Full entry
3  Sheet NY 57 Bewcastle. Solid and Drift  1969  Full entry
3  Sheet NY 57 Bewcastle. Solid with Drift  1969  Full entry
46  Sheet SD 18 and part of SD 28 Black Combe. Solid and Drift  1998  Full entry
19  Sheet SK 07 Buxton. Solid and Drift  1975  Full entry
22  Sheet SH 75 Capel Curig and Betws-y-Coed. Solid and Drift  1976  Full entry
20  Sheet SK 18 Castleton. Solid and Drift  1975  Full entry
13  Sheet SH 53, 54, 55, 63, 63, 65, 66, 74, 75 & 76 (Parts of Sheets) Central Snowdonia. Solid  1972  Full entry
36  Guernsey (Channel Islands Sheet 1). Solid and Drift  1986  Full entry
31  Jersey (Channel Islands Sheet 2). Solid and Drift  1982  Full entry
32  Sheet ST 45 Cheddar. Solid and Drift  1969  Full entry
32  Sheet ST 45 Cheddar. Solid and Drift  1983  Full entry
1  Sheet SO 49 Church Stretton. Solid and Drift  1968  Full entry
1  Sheet SO 49 Church Stretton. Solid and Drift  1970  Full entry
2  Sheet ST 47 Clevedon - Portishead. Solid and Drift  1968  Full entry
6  Sheet SD 74 & part of SD 84 Clitheroe and Gisburn. Solid and Drift  1970  Full entry
47  Sheet SD 29 and parts of SD 39, NY 20 and NY 30 Coniston. Solid and Drift  2003  Full entry
41  Sheet SH 77/78 Conwy. Solid and Drift  1989  Full entry
4  Sheet SO 48 Craven Arms. Solid and Drift  1969  Full entry
21  Sheet TQ 22, 23, 32 & 33 (Parts of sheets) Cuckfield - West Hoathly. Solid and Drift  1975  Full entry
25  Sheet SD 27 (with parts of SD 17 and SD 37) Dalton in Furness. Solid and Drift  1977  Full entry
43  Sheet SD 19 Devoke Water and Ulpha. Solid and Drift  1991  Full entry
29  Sheet SH 76 Dolgarrog. Solid and Drift  1981  Full entry
50  Sheet NC 96, ND 06, ND 07 (in part) Dounreay. Bedrock  2005  Full entry
50  Sheet NC 96, ND 06, ND 07 (in part) Dounreay. Solid  2005  Full entry
7  Sheet NT 16, 17, 26, 27, 36 and 37 (Parts of sheets) Edinburgh District. Solid and Drift  1971  Full entry
49  Sheet NN 14, NN 15, NN 24, NN 25 Glen Coe. Bedrock  2005  Full entry
27  Sheet TQ 81 and parts of TQ 70, 71, 72, 80, 82, 91 & 92 Hastings - Rye. Solid and Drift  1977  Full entry
16  Sheet SO47, SO57 Leintwardine Ludlow. Solid  1973  Full entry
26  Llandrindod Wells Ordovician Inlier. Solid  1977  Full entry
38  Sheet SH 55 and SH 56 (Parts of sheets) Llyn Padarn. Solid and Drift  1988  Full entry
42  Sheet NY 12 Lorton and Loweswater. Solid and Drift  1990  Full entry
8  Sheet SK25, SK26, SK35, SK36 Matlock. Solid and Drift  1985  Full entry
8  Sheet SK25, SK26, SK35, SK36 Matlock.   1971  Full entry
17  Sheet NY 82 & part of NY 92 Middleton-in-Teesdale. Solid and Drift  1974  Full entry
23  Sheet SK 17 Miller's Dale. Solid and Drift  1976  Full entry
10  Sheet SP 83 & parts of SP 73, 74, 84, 93 & 94 Milton Keynes. Solid and Drift  1971  Full entry
45  Sheet NT 10, 11, 20 and 21 (in part) Moffatdale. Solid  1991  Full entry
24  Sheet SK 16 Monyash. Solid and Drift  1977  Full entry
34  Sheet SH 65 and SH 66 (Parts of sheets) Passes of Nant Ffrancon and Llanberis. Solid and Drift  1985  Full entry
14  Sheet TF 00, 10, 20 & TL 09, 19, 29 (Parts of Sheets) Peterborough.   1972  Full entry
44  Shelve Ordovician inlier and adjacent areas Part of sheets SO29, SO 39, SJ20 and SJ 30. Solid and Drift  1991  Full entry
48  Sheet NG 52 Skye Central Complex bedrock. Bedrock  2005  Full entry
48  Sheet NG 52 Skye Central Complex bedrock.   1999  Full entry
40  Sheet SH 64 and SH 65 (Parts of sheets) Snowdonia. Solid and Drift  1989  Full entry
  Sheet TQ 68 and parts of TQ 57, 58, 59, 67 and 68. South west Essex - M25 corridor. Solid and Drift  2002  Full entry
14  Sheet SM72 St David's. Solid  1973  Full entry
33  St Kilda 1:25 000 Special sheet. Solid  1984  Full entry
28  Sheet SJ 60 Telford and parts of SJ 61, 70 & 71. Solid and Drift  1978  Full entry
12  Sheet NY 53, 62, 63, 64, 71, 72 & 73 (Parts of sheets) The Cross Fell Inlier. Solid and Drift  1972  Full entry
18  Sheet SK 06 The Roaches & Upper Dove Valley. Solid and Drift  1975  Full entry
9  Sheet SO20, SO30, ST29, ST39 Usk-Cwmbran. Solid and Drift  1981  Full entry
5  Sheet SO 59 Wenlock Edge. Solid and Drift  1969  Full entry
11  Sheet TL 81 Witham. Solid and Drift  1972  Full entry

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