Bruton Railway Cutting
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| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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 Shown within Somerset
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| Area of Search | Somerset |
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| Grid reference | ST688348 |
| Coordinates | 51°06′42″N 2°26′49″W / 51.11164°N 2.44707°WCoordinates: 51°06′42″N 2°26′49″W / 51.11164°N 2.44707°W |
| Interest | Geological |
| Area | 1.7 hectares (0.017 km2; 0.0066 sq mi) |
| Notification | 1971 |
| Natural England website | |
Bruton Railway Cutting is a 1.7 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest at Bruton in Somerset, notified in 1971.
The geology exposed in the area near Bruton station (which opened in 1856 on what is now the Heart of Wessex Line) is from the Bathonian epoch of the Middle Jurassic. The citation for the site describes it as one of the best places in England to demonstrate the stratigraphic distinction of ammonites in the subcontractus zone and the morrisi zone.[1]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ English Nature citation sheet for the site (accessed 7 August 2006)
[edit] External links
- English Nature website (SSSI information)
