Quarry Steps, Durdham Down

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Quarry Steps, Durdham Down
Site of Special Scientific Interest
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Location Avon
Grid reference ST573747
InterestGeological
Area0.006 hectare
Notification 1990
Location map English Nature

Quarry Steps, Durdham Down (grid reference ST573747 ) is a 0.006 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Durdham Down in Bristol, notified in 1990.

It was in this area that the first Thecodontosaurus fossil was discovered in 1834.

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51°28′11″N2°36′58″W / 51.46965°N 2.61613°W / 51.46965; -2.61613