Buckanay Farm Pit, Alderton

Buckanay Farm Pit, Alderton
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationSuffolk
Grid referenceTM 356 424[1]
InterestGeological
Area0.7 hectares[1]
Notification1988[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Buckanay Farm Pit, Alderton is a 0.7-hectare (1.7-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Alderton in Suffolk.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3]

This fossiliferous site exposes rocks of the marine Red Crag Formation, with a megaripple sequence showing the gradual reduction in depth of the sea.[4] The Red Crag spans the end of the Pliocene around 2.6 million years ago and the start of the succeeding Pleistocene.[5]

There is access to the site from Buckanay Lane.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Buckanay Farm Pit, Alderton". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Map of Buckanay Farm Pit, Alderton". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Buckanay Farm, Alderton (Neogene)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Buckanay Farm Pit, Alderton citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  5. ^ Brenchley, Patrick J.; Rawson, Peter F., eds. (2006). The Geology of England and Wales (2nd ed.). The Geological Society. pp. 432–434. ISBN 1-86239-200-5.
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