Allington Quarry

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Allington Quarry
Site of Special Scientific Interest
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Location Kent
Grid reference TQ 743 575 [1]
InterestGeological
Area0.8 hectares (2.0 acres) [1]
Notification 1993 [1]
Location map Magic Map

Allington Quarry is a 0.8-hectare (2.0-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Maidstone in Kent. [1] [2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site. [3]

This Pleistocene site has an extensive section through gulls (cracks in the rock) which are filled with loess. These were probably produced by seasonal freezing and thawing during the last ice age. [4]

The site is private land with no public access.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Allington Quarry". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "Map of Allington Quarry". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "Allington Quarry (Quaternary of South-East England)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Archived from the original on 12 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Allington Quarry citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 23 April 2018.

Coordinates: 51°17′24″N0°29′53″E / 51.29°N 0.498°E / 51.29; 0.498

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