Hascot Hill Pit

Hascot Hill Pit
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Area of Search Suffolk
Grid reference TM 060 537 [1]
Interest Geological
Area 0.3 hectares[1]
Notification 1987[1]
Location map Magic Map

Hascot Hill Pit is a 0.3 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-west of Needham Market in Suffolk.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3] It is also a Local Wildlife Site.[1]

This is the only known site to expose beach deposits of the late Pliocene and early Pleistocene Red Crag Formation. It has beach cobbles and fossils from a littoral fauna, whereas other Red Crag sites have deposits from deeper water facies.[4]

The site is private land with no public access.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Designated Sites View: Hascot Hill Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "Map of Hascot Hill Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "Hascot Hill Pit, Battisford (Neogene)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "Hascot Hill Pit citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 30 July 2017.

Coordinates: 52°08′35″N 1°00′32″E / 52.143°N 1.009°E / 52.143; 1.009

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