Seend Cleeve Quarry
Seend Cleeve Quarry (grid reference ST933609) is a 7.5 acres (3.0 ha) Geological Site of Special Scientific Interest at Seend Cleeve, Wiltshire, England, notified in 1987. It is important for its strata from the Oxfordian stage of the Jurassic period, containing fossil ammonites and bivalves which aid stratigraphy.
The site was an iron ore quarry between the middle of the 19th century and the 1960s, and in the 19th century Seend Iron Works was nearby. None of these facilities have been preserved; the site is now pasture.
See also
- Seend Ironstone Quarry and Road Cutting – another SSSI nearby
References
- ^ "Seend Cleeve Quarry SSSI". Natural England. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ "Citation for Seend Cleeve Quarry SSSI" (PDF). Natural England. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ "Seend". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ Chettle, H. F.; Powell, W. R.; Spalding, P. A.; Tillott, P. M. (1953). "Parishes: Melksham". In Pugh, R. B.; Crittall, Elizabeth (eds.). A History of the County of Wiltshire, Volume 7. Victoria County History. University of London. pp. 91–121. Retrieved 5 February 2023 – via British History Online.
- ^ "Ordnance Survey six-inch map: Wiltshire Sheet XXXIII". National Library of Scotland. 1888. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
External links
51°20′50″N 2°05′51″W / 51.3471°N 2.0976°W
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