Horsehay Quarries

Horsehay Quarries
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationOxfordshire
Grid referenceSP 456 272[1]
InterestGeological
Area8.4 hectares (21 acres)[1]
Notification1987[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Horsehay Quarries is a 8.4-hectare (21-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Bicester in Oxfordshire.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3]

These quarries expose rocks dating to the Middle Jurassic period. The sequence runs from the Northampton Sand Formation of the Aalenian about 172 million years ago to the Taynton Limestone Formation of the Middle Bathonian around 167 million years ago.[4]

The site is private land with no public access.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Horsehay Quarries". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Map of Horsehay Quarries". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Horsehay Quarry (Bathonian)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 26 February 2020.[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ "Horsehay Quarries citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 April 2020.

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