Collyweston Slate Mine

Collyweston Slate Mine
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Area of Search Northamptonshire
Grid reference TF 000 030 [1]
Interest Geological
Area 0.9 hectares[1]
Notification 1984[1]
Location map Magic Map

Collyweston Slate Mine is a 0.9 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest Northamptonshire.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3]

This slate mine was operated until 1963, quarrying Collyweston slate, which dates to the Jurassic. The shaft exposes a section described by Natural England as "stratigraphically important", and it is the type locality for the slate.[4]

The site is private land with no public access.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Collyweston Slate Mine". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Map of Collyweston Slate Mine". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "Collyweston (Aalenian - Bajocian)". Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "Collyweston Slate Mine citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 3 April 2017.

Coordinates: 52°36′58″N 0°31′26″W / 52.616°N 0.524°W / 52.616; -0.524

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