Carboniferous Limestone is a type of limestone rock. Limey shale overlaid by limestone. ... Sedimentary, volcanic, plutonic, metamorphic rock types of North America. ...

A number of notable geomorphological features in Britain are formed from this rock, including Cheddar Gorge in the Mendip Hills and the Avon Gorge near Bristol. Cheddar Gorge is the largest gorge in the United Kingdom Cheddar Gorge is the largest gorge in the United Kingdom, near the village of Cheddar in the Mendip Hills in Somerset, England. ... Cheddar Gorge The beautiful Mendip hills The Mendip Hills are a range of limestone hills (karst) situated to the south of Bristol and Bath in north Somerset, England. ... The Avon Gorge and Clifton Suspension Bridge, looking south from the Downs The Avon Gorge is a 2. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Greater Bristol. ...