Hascot Hill Pit
Appearance
Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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Location | Suffolk |
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Grid reference | TM 060 537[1] |
Interest | Geological |
Area | 0.3 hectares[1] |
Notification | 1987[1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Hascot Hill Pit is a 0.3 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-west of Needham Market in Suffolk.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3] It is also a Local Wildlife Site.[1]
This is the only known site to expose beach deposits of the late Pliocene and early Pleistocene Red Crag Formation. It has beach cobbles and fossils from a littoral fauna, whereas other Red Crag sites have deposits from deeper water facies.[4]
The site is private land with no public access.
References
- ^ a b c d e "Designated Sites View: Hascot Hill Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ^ "Map of Hascot Hill Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ^ "Hascot Hill Pit, Battisford (Neogene)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ^ "Hascot Hill Pit citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
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