Greatness Brickworks

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Greatness Brickworks
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Greatness Brickworks 2.jpg
Location Kent
Grid reference TQ 535 577 [1]
InterestGeological
Area7.8 hectares (19 acres) [1]
Notification 1987 [1]
Location map Magic Map

Greatness Brickworks is a 7.8-hectare (19-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Sevenoaks in Kent. [1] [2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site. [3]

This Cretaceous site is highly fossiliferous, with many ammonites. It is described by Natural England as "of vital importance in biostratigraphic research on the Gault of the Weald". [4]

The site is private land with no public access.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Greatness Brickworks". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "Map of Greatness Brickworks". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Sevenoaks (Aptian-Albian)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Archived from the original on 2018-01-12. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Greatness Brickworks citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 12 March 2018.

Coordinates: 51°17′53″N0°12′00″E / 51.298°N 0.200°E / 51.298; 0.200

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