Bobbitshole is a 1.7-hectare (4.2-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Belstead, on the southern outskirts of Ipswich in Suffolk.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3]
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 | |
| Location | Suffolk |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TM 149 414[1] |
| Interest | Geological |
| Area | 1.7 hectares[1] |
| Notification | 1987[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
This is the type locality for the warm Ipswichian interglacial around 130,000 to 115,000 year ago. It has yielded continuous deposits from the end of the preceding Wolstonian cold stage to the end of the Ipswichian. It is described by Natural England as a "nationally important Pleistocene reference site".[4]
This site is private land with no public access. It has been filled in and no geology is visible.
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Bobbitshole, Belstead". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ^ "Map of Bobbitshole, Belstead". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ^ "Bobbits Hole (Quaternary of East Anglia)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ^ "Bobbitshole, Belstead citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
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