Hampton Rocks Cutting (grid reference ST779666) is a 1.3 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest near the village of Bathampton, Somerset, notified in 1990.
Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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Location | Avon |
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Grid reference | ST779666 |
Coordinates | 51°23′53″N 2°19′09″W / 51.39800°N 2.31906°W |
Interest | Geological |
Area | 1.3 hectares (0.013 km2; 0.0050 sq mi) |
Notification | 1990 |
Natural England website |
The site is listed in the Geological Conservation Review, for its exposure of Pleistocene rocks made up of coarse fluvial gravels showing scour-and-fill structures and planar bedding. Their sedimentology gives a clear indication that the deposits were laid down under 'cold-stage' conditions, probably during the Devensian glacial period.[1]
References
edit- ^ English Nature citation sheet for the site (accessed 19 July 2006)