Chillesford Church Pit

Chillesford Church Pit
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationSuffolk
Grid referenceTM 382 522[1]
InterestGeological
Area1.1 hectares[1]
Notification1986[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Chillesford Church Pit is a 1.1-hectare (2.7-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Chillesford, south of Saxmundham in Suffolk.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site,[3] and it is in the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[4]

This site has deposits dating to the Early Pleistocene Bramertonian Stage, around 2.4 to 1.8 million years ago. Fossils of molluscs and pollen indicate a temperate climate dating to the Chillesford Crag formation. The Chillesford Clay and Chillesford Crag are parts for the Norwich Crag Formation.[5]

The site is private land with no public access.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Chillesford Church Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Map of Chillesford Church Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Chillesford Church (Quaternary of East Anglia)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Suffolk Coast & Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Management Plan 2013–2018" (PDF). Suffolk Coast & Heaths AONB. p. 76. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-15. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Chillesford Church Pit citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
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