Lenham Quarry

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Lenham Quarry
Site of Special Scientific Interest
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Location Kent
Grid reference TQ 914 525 [1]
InterestGeological
Area4.0 hectares (9.9 acres) [1]
Notification 1987 [1]
Location map Magic Map

Lenham Quarry is a 4-hectare (9.9-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Lenham in Kent. [1] [2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site. [3]

This site has been assigned to the Pliocene on the basis of its gastropod, bivalve and serpulid worm fossils. It is important because there are few exposures dating from this period in Britain. [4]

There is access to the site from Hubbards Hill.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Lenham Quarry". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Map of Lenham Quarry". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "Pivington Quarry, Lenham (Neogene)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Archived from the original on 12 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Lenham Quarry citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 February 2018.

Coordinates: 51°14′24″N0°44′28″E / 51.240°N 0.741°E / 51.240; 0.741

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