Penton Linns
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Condition (NatureScot)
Favourable (1)
| Unit | Feature | Condition | Area (ha) | Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | Lower Carboniferous [Dinantian - Namurian (part)] | Favourable | — | 2008-11-24 |
Geology & landscape
Geological Period: Carboniferous
Description
Penton Linns Penton Linns lies 4km east of Canonbie and provides good access to a section of the Lower Carboniferous Liddesdale Group of rocks. Dated as being of late Dinantian age, these strata contain a number of marine horizons with prominent faunas, and intervening clastic sediments. The marine faunas include species of the crinoid genus ‘Woodocrinus’. Complete specimens of these echinoderms found here make this an important taxonomic site, the fauna being only otherwise known from Yorkshire. An important taxonomic and stratigraphic locality for studies of the Dinantian (Lower Carboniferous) strata of the Borders.