Great Blakenham Pit

Great Blakenham Pit
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Area of Search Suffolk
Grid reference TM 115 499 [1]
Interest Geological
Area 2.2 hectares[1]
Notification 1992[1]
Location map Magic Map

Great Blakenham Pit is a 2.2 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Great Blakenham in Suffolk.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3]

This is described by Natural England as a key site for Pleistocene studies. It has a sequence of early and middle Pleistocene deposits, including from the ancient course of the River Thames through East Anglia and from the severe Anglian ice age.[4]

The site is private property with no public access.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Great Blakenham Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "Map of Great Blakenham Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "Great Blakenham (Quaternary of East Anglia)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "Great Blakenham Pit citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 30 July 2017.

Coordinates: 52°06′25″N 1°05′13″E / 52.107°N 1.087°E / 52.107; 1.087

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