Aldeburgh Hall Pit

Aldeburgh Hall Pit
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Area of Search Suffolk
Grid reference TM 452 566 [1]
Interest Geological
Area 1.0 hectares[1]
Notification 1986[1]
Location map Magic Map

Aldeburgh Hall Pit is a one hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Aldeburgh 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 very fossiliferous rocks of the early Pliocene Coralline Crag Formation around five million years ago. The Bryozoan fauna are rich and diverse, and the stratification may indicate the interior of an offshore sandbank.[5]

The site is private land with no public access.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Aldeburgh Hall Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "Map of Aldeburgh Hall Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "Aldeburgh Hall (Neogene)". 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. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Aldeburgh Hall Pit citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2017.

Coordinates: 52°09′11″N 1°34′59″E / 52.153°N 1.583°E / 52.153; 1.583

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