Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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Location | Northamptonshire |
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Grid reference | TF 000 030 [1] |
Interest | Geological |
Area | 0.9 hectares [1] |
Notification | 1984 [1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Collyweston Slate Mine is a 0.9-hectare (2.2-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest Northamptonshire. [1] [2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site. [3]
This slate mine was operated until 1963, quarrying Collyweston slate, which dates to the Jurassic. The shaft exposes a section described by Natural England as "stratigraphically important", and it is the type locality for the slate. [4]
The site is private land with no public access.