Gedgrave Hall Pit is a 0.65-hectare (1.6-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gedgrave, south of Saxmundham 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 405 485[1] |
| Interest | Geological |
| Area | 0.65 hectares[1] |
| Notification | 1985[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
The site consists to two pits dating to the early Pliocene Coralline Crag Formation. The smaller pit has many well-preserved mollusc fossils, whereas those in the larger pit are highly abraded and poorly preserved.[5]
It is situated some 500 metres from the similar site: Richmond Farm Pit. The site is on private land with no public access.
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Gedgrave Hall Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- ^ "Map of Gedgrave Hall Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- ^ "Gedgrave 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.
- ^ "Gedgrave Hall Pit citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
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