Heacham Brick Pit

Heacham Brick Pit is a 0.8-hectare (2.0-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Heacham, north of King's Lynn in Norfolk.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3]

Heacham Brick Pit
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Area of SearchNorfolk
Grid referenceTF 679 364[1]
InterestGeological
Area0.8 hectares (2.0 acres)[1]
Notification1984[1]
Location mapMagic Map

This is the only site which gives access to examine the Lower Cretaceous Snettisham Clay. It has Lower Barremian ammonite fossils, dating to around 130 million years ago.[4]

The site is private land with no public access.

References

  1. "Designated Sites View: Heacham Brick Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  2. "Map of Heacham Brick PitHeacham Brick Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  3. "Heacham (Berriasian, Valanginian, Hauterivian, Barremian)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  4. "Heacham Brick Pit citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 31 May 2018.

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