Hamstead Marshall Pit

Hamstead Marshall Pit was designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in 1995. It is based in Hamstead Marshall in Berkshire.[1][2] It is located within the North Wessex Downs.[3]

Geography

The 0.5 acres site[4] contains the most extensive and best preserved river terraces of the River Kennet. The terraces date back to the Ice Age geomorphology, which raised the land 47 metres above the present-day Kennet river course.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Official Record for Hamstead Marshall Pit". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  2. ↑ "Hamstead Marshall Pit SSSI". Natural England. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  3. ↑ "The civil parish comprises 1,900 acres/769 hectares" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  4. 1 2 "SITE NAME: HAMSTEAD MARSHALL PIT" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  5. ↑ "HAMSTEAD HORNET Issue 72" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-03-05.
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