All of these factors give evidence that Castleton is a limestone area.
1.B. Using only evidence from my observations from my visit to Castleton I can tell it is a Limestone Area. Many buildings and walls in the area are made from limestone. This suggests that Castleton is a limestone area because otherwise why would they bother to importing huge quantities of limestone from somewhere else if it would be cheaper to just buy bricks.
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I also saw a cement works situated in Hope Valley, next to the quarry. This also gives evidence for it being a limestone area as limestone is used to produce cement, because if the rock which is quarried was not limestone then what would be the point of the cement works being built where it was.
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There is also an absence of surface water on the hills in Castleton. This suggests that there is permeable rock underground, which is another clue to it being a limestone area as limestone is a pervious rock.
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Also on the geography trip to Castleton we visited the Blue John Cavern. Whilst there, we had a tour around the caverns. The tour guide told us that the cavern was made from limestone, which is a big clue that Castleton is a limestone area. There were also stalagmites and stalactites in the cavern, which also give an indication being limestone as stalagmites and stalactites are formed due to calcium carbonate in rock and limestone contains calcium carbonate.
There were also fossils of crinoids in the rocks, and fossils only form an a few types of rock, including limestone.
All of these points give a good indication towards Castleton being a limestone area.
2. There are many different land uses in and around the Castleton area. Pastoral farming is one of the main uses of land in the Peak District. There is cattle farming low down on flat land, at the bottom of the hills whereas sheep graze on the slopes and sides of the hills. The cows are not kept on the slopes as they are big and could easily fall down the hill.
