The limestone pavement, at the base of Ingleborough Hill in Yorkshire, is a spectacular sight. It is a huge expanse of exposed limestone, full of cracks, which form interesting patterns. Rainwater flowing over an impermeable surface will, on reaching (permeable) limestone, dissolve the joints into grooves called grykes, leaving blocks or clumps of limestone in between called clints. What can be seen today is the result of hundreds of years of this erosive action.

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The limestone pavement, at the base of Ingleborough Hill in Yorkshire, is a spectacular sight. It is a huge expanse of exposed limestone, full of cracks, which form interesting patterns. Rainwater flowing over an impermeable surface will, on reaching (permeable) limestone, dissolve the joints into grooves called grykes, leaving blocks or clumps of limestone in between called clints. What can be seen today is the result of hundreds of years of this erosive action.

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