Buckanay Farm Pit, Alderton

Buckanay Farm Pit, Alderton
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Area of Search Suffolk
Grid reference TM 356 424[1]
Interest Geological
Area 0.7 hectares[1]
Notification 1988[1]
Location map Magic Map

Buckanay Farm Pit, Alderton is a 0.7 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Alderton in Suffolk.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3]

This fossiliferous site exposes rocks of the marine Red Crag Formation, with a megaripple sequence showing the gradual reduction in depth of the sea.[4] The Red Crag spans the end of the Pliocene around 2.6 million years ago and the start of the succeeding Pleistocene.[5]

There is access to the site from Buckanay Lane.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Buckanay Farm Pit, Alderton". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "Map of Buckanay Farm Pit, Alderton". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "Buckanay Farm, Alderton (Neogene)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "Buckanay Farm Pit, Alderton citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  5. ↑ Brenchley, Patrick J.; Rawson, Peter F., eds. (2006). The Geology of England and Wales (2nd ed.). The Geological Society. pp. 432–434. ISBN 1-86239-200-5.

Coordinates: 52°01′48″N 1°25′59″E / 52.03°N 1.433°E / 52.03; 1.433

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