Duncroft Farm Pit
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationHampshire
Grid referenceSU 476 590[1]
InterestGeological
Area0.1 hectares (0.25 acres)[1]
Notification1991[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Duncroft Farm Pit is a 0.1-hectare (0.25-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Kingsclere in Hampshire.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3]

This site exposes beds dating to the Upper Chalk of the Late Cretaceous epoch, 100 to 66 million years ago. The strata are in the middle of the Kingsclere Monocline, a steep fold which is thought to be due to later movement in the underlying rocks.[4]

The site is private land with no public access.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Duncroft Farm Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Map of Duncroft Farm Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Duncroft Farm Pit (Alpine Structures of Southern England)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Duncroft Farm Pit citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 10 May 2020.

51°19′41″N 1°19′05″W / 51.328°N 1.318°W / 51.328; -1.318

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