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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Crime Rigg And Sherburn Hill Quarries

Crime Rigg and Sherburn Hill Quarries is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in County Durham, England. It lies about 1 kilometre (0.6 mi) east of the village of Sherburn Hill and about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) east of the city of Durham.

The site is a working quarry in which is exposed a sequence of Lower Permian Yellow Sands overlying Marl Slate and Lower Magnesian Limestone. The exposures of Permian sands exhibit complex cross-bedding that is believed to represent ancient seif dune deposits.

References

  1. ^ "Crime Rigg Quarry : Reasons for SSSI status" (PDF). Natural England. Retrieved 1 April 2022.