Colour Heugh and Bowden Doors explained

Colour Heugh and Bowden Doors
Aos:	Northumberland
Interest:	Geological
Coordinates:	55.5892°N -1.8912°W
Area:	11.3ha
Notifydate:	1987
Enref:	1003992
Map:	DEFRA MAGIC map

Colour Heugh and Bowden Doors are two crag rock formations in north Northumberland in North East England, designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). The site is described as "arguably the most impressive exposures of the early-mid Dinantian Fell Sandstone Group in the whole of northern England".^{[1] [2]}

Location and natural features

Colour Heugh and Bowden Doors are two crags situated north-north-east of Chatton and west of Belford in Northumberland. Bowden Doors comprises of west-south-west facing crags of 7–15 metres height; Colour Heugh, some north of Bowden Doors, is a similarly orientated crag. Both crags expose sandstone of the Dinantian Fell Sandstone Group, enabling its alluvial sedimentary strata to be seen, and preserving the shapes of meandering river-beds.^{[1] [2] [3]}

The condition of Colour Heugh and Bowden Doors was judged to be favourable in 2009.^[4]

Bowden Doors is a well-known rock-climbing crag, with several hundred routes mapped.^{[5] [3] [6]}

See also

• List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Northumberland

External links

• Natural England SSSI record for Colour Heugh and Bowden Doors

Notes and References

1. Web site: MAGIC Map Application - Colour Heugh and Bowden Doors. DEFRA MAGIC Map. DEFRA.
2. Web site: Colour Heugh and Bowden Doors SSSI Citation. Natural England.
3. Web site: Bowden Doors. UKClimbing.
4. Web site: Natural England. Condition of SSSI Units for Site Colour Heugh and Bowden Doors. 26 June 2012.
5. Web site: Northumberland Climbing. 2020-08-28. northumberlandclimbing.co.uk. en.
6. Web site: Rockfax. Bowden Doors.