Hubbard's Hill

Hubbard's Hill
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Area of Search Kent
Grid reference TQ 534 520[1]
Interest Geological
Area 66.6 hectares (165 acres)[1]
Notification 1986[1]
Location map Magic Map

Hubbard's Hill is a 66.6-hectare (165-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Sevenoaks in Kent.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3]

This Quaternary site exhibits solifluction (erosion by freezing and thawing). The main deposits date to the Wolstonian glaciation around 130,000 years ago, but the latest have radiocarbon dates of only 12,500 years, during the most recent Younger Dryas ice age.[4]

The Greensand Way long distance footpath goes through the site.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Hubbard's Hill". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Map of Hubbard's Hill". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "Hubbard`s Hill (Quaternary of South-East England)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Hubbard's Hill citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 13 February 2018.

Coordinates: 51°14′49″N 0°11′46″E / 51.247°N 0.196°E / 51.247; 0.196

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