Southerham Works Pit
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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| Location | East Sussex |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TQ 426 096[1] |
| Interest | Geological |
| Area | 1.0 hectare (2.5 acres)[1] |
| Notification | 1996[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Southerham Works Pit is a 1-hectare (2.5-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Lewes in East Sussex.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3][4]
This site exposes layers of the Chalk Group dating to the Upper Cretaceous between 90 and 87 million years ago. It is a key site for understanding the lithostratigraphy of the period and the environments of its chalk sea as well as the evolution and taxonomy of Upper Cretaceous fish.[5]
There is access to the southern end of the site from Southerham Lane.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Southerham Works Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- ^ "Map of Southerham Works Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- ^ "Southerham (Lime Kiln Quarries) (Mesozoic - Tertiary Fish/Amphibia)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ "Southerham Pit (Cenomanian, Turonian, Senonian, Maastrichtian)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ "Southerham Works Pit citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
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