Sandpit Hole and Bishop's Lot

Sandpit Hole and Bishop's Lot
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Sandpit Hole and Bishop's Lot is located in Somerset
Sandpit Hole and Bishop's Lot
Location within Somerset
LocationSomerset
Grid referenceST531498
Coordinates51°14′44″N 2°40′24″W / 51.24543°N 2.67330°W / 51.24543; -2.67330
InterestGeological
Area1.8 hectares (0.018 km2; 0.0069 sq mi)
Notification1987 (1987)
Natural England website

Sandpit Hole and Bishop's Lot (grid reference ST531498) is a 1.8 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Ebbor Gorge in Somerset, notified in 1987.

This site consists of two of the largest isolated depressions, known as dolines, occurring in the Mendip limestone area, and both appear to have been formed by the limestones being dissolved by subterranean waters and the overlying rocks then collapsing into them.

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