Eskdale Anticline
| Eskdale Anticline | |
|---|---|
| Whitby Harbour Fault Eskdale Fault Whitby Fault | |
Cross-section of rocks at Whitby Bay including types of rock. This is not to scale and is simplified. | |
| Coordinates | 54°29′28″N 0°36′43″W / 54.491°N 0.612°W |
| Country | England |
| Region | North Yorkshire |
| Characteristics | |
| Depth | 20 metres (66 ft) |
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The Eskdale Anticline is a dip-slip fault at Whitby in North Yorkshire, England. The anticline was thought to have stretched for approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) in a north–south direction underneath the mouth of the River Esk in Whitby, with a depth of 200 feet (61 m). However, modern geological studies have cast doubt on this, with a suggested displacement of only 12 metres (39 ft).