Aylesford Pit

Aylesford Pit
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationKent
Grid referenceTQ 730 595[1]
InterestGeological
Area1.5 hectares (3.7 acres)[1]
Notification1991[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Aylesford Pit is a 1.5-hectare (3.7-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Maidstone in Kent.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3]

This Pleistocene site has yielded many mammalian bones and paleolithic artefacts, but its geographical isolation from other sites in the Thames sequence makes its precise correlation uncertain.[4]

The site is private land with no public access.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Aylesford Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Map of Aylesford Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Aylesford (Quaternary of South-East England)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Archived from the original on 12 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Aylesford Pit citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
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