Houlder and Monarch Hill Pits, Upper Halling

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Houlder and Monarch Hill Pits, Upper Halling
Site of Special Scientific Interest
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Location Kent, England
Grid reference TQ 690 634 [1]
InterestGeological
Area0.7 hectares (1.7 acres) [1]
Notification 1990 [1]
Location map Magic Map

Houlder and Monarch Hill Pits is a 0.7-hectare (1.7-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Upper Halling in Kent, England. [1] [2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site. [3]

This site has a sequence of deposits covering the end of the Last glacial period, with two sheets of glacial deposits separated by a fossil soil assigned to the late glacial interstadial around 13,000 years ago. It provides evidence of lithostratigraphic and biostratigraphic changes during this period. [4]

The quarries are private land with no public access.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Houlder and Monarch Hill Pits, Upper Halling". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "Map of Houlder and Monarch Hill Pits, Upper Halling". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "Upper Halling (Quaternary of South-East England)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Archived from the original on 2018-01-12. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Houlder and Monarch Hill Pits, Upper Halling citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 8 April 2018.

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