Lulsgate Quarry (grid reference ST516659) is a 2¾ acre (1.13 hectare) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest near the village of Felton, North Somerset, notified in 1997.
Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Location | Avon |
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Grid reference | ST516659 |
Coordinates | 51°23′24″N 2°41′49″W / 51.39007°N 2.69698°W |
Interest | Geological |
Area | 1.13 hectares (2.8 acres) |
Notification | 1997 |
Natural England website |
The site has an excellent exposure of an irregular unconformity surface lying between inclined Lower Carboniferous (Dinantian) Black Rock limestones and flat-bedded Upper Triassic (Rhaetian) strata.[1]
References
edit- ^ English Nature citation sheet for the site (accessed 12 July 2006)