Caistor St Edmund Chalk Pit
Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Location | Norfolk |
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Grid reference | TG 240 048[1] |
Interest | Geological |
Area | 23.6 hectares (58 acres)[1] |
Notification | 1985[1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Caistor St Edmund Chalk Pit is a 23.6-hectare (58-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Norwich in Norfolk.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3][4]
This site provides the best exposure of the late Campanian Beeston Chalk, around 75 million years ago. It is very fossiliferous, with many molluscs and sea urchins.[5]
The site is private land with no public access.
References
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Caistor St Edmund Chalk Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ "Map of Caistor St Edmund Chalk Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ "Caistor St Edmund Chalk Pit (Cenomanian, Turonian, Senonian, Maastrichtian)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "Caistor St Edmund Pit (Quaternary of East Anglia)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "Caistor St Edmund Chalk Pit citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
52°35′42″N 1°18′22″E / 52.595°N 1.306°E
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