Gedgrave Hall Pit
Gedgrave Hall Pit is a 0.65-hectare (1.6-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gedgrave, south of Saxmundham in Suffolk. It is a Geological Conservation Review site, and it is in the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
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.
It is situated some 500 metres from the similar site: Richmond Farm Pit. The site is on private land with no public access.
References
- ^ "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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