Leet Hill, Kirby Cane

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Leet Hill, Kirby Cane
Site of Special Scientific Interest
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Location Norfolk, England
Grid reference TM 380 929 [1]
InterestGeological
Area6.5 hectares (16 acres) [1]
Notification 1994 [1]
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Leet Hill, Kirby Cane is a 6.5-hectare (16-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Kirby Cane in Norfolk, England. [1] [2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site. [3]

This is a quarry which has a sequence of deposits dating to the Middle Pleistocene, with the base of gravels laid down by a confluence to two rivers, above that glacial gravels, and then a sequence of chalky sands probably also laid down by glaciers. [4]

The site is a working quarry and there is no public access.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Leet Hill, Kirby Cane". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "Map of Leet Hill, Kirby Cane". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "Leet Hill (Quaternary of East Anglia)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "Leet Hill, Kirby Cane citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 15 July 2018.

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