Aldeburgh Hall Pit is a one hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Aldeburgh in Suffolk.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site,[3] and it is in the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[4]
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 | |
| Location | Suffolk |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TM 452 566[1] |
| Interest | Geological |
| Area | 1.0 hectares[1] |
| Notification | 1986[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
This site has very fossiliferous rocks of the early Pliocene Coralline Crag Formation around five million years ago. The Bryozoan fauna are rich and diverse, and the stratification may indicate the interior of an offshore sandbank.[5]
The site is private land with no public access.
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Aldeburgh Hall Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ "Map of Aldeburgh Hall Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ "Aldeburgh Hall (Neogene)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ^ "Suffolk Coast & Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Management Plan 2013–2018" (PDF). Suffolk Coast & Heaths AONB. p. 76. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ "Aldeburgh Hall Pit citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
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