North Road Quarry, Bath

North Road Quarry, Bath
Site of Special Scientific Interest
North Road Quarry, Bath is located in Somerset
North Road Quarry, Bath
Location within Somerset
LocationAvon
Grid referenceST767646
Coordinates51°22′48″N 2°20′10″W / 51.37997°N 2.33617°W / 51.37997; -2.33617
InterestGeological
Area0.3 hectares (0.0030 km2; 0.0012 sq mi)
Notification1990 (1990)
Natural England website

North Road Quarry, Bath (grid reference ST767646) is a 0.3 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest close to Sham Castle in the city of Bath, Somerset, notified in 1990.

It is a Geological Conservation Review site because it contains an exposure of Oolite, which shows a very clear example of dip-and-fault structure. In addition it reveals Pleistocene 'plateaugravels' made up of flint, chert, limestone, coal, shales, sandstone and conglomerate, sometimes in a silty matrix, sometimes clast supported.[1]

References

  1. ^ English Nature citation sheet for the site (accessed 12 July 2006)


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