Harford Railway Cutting
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Harford Railway Cutting is located in Gloucestershire
Harford Railway Cutting
Location within Gloucestershire
LocationGloucestershire
Grid referenceSP135218 to SP141215
Coordinates51°53′42″N 1°48′16″W / 51.895037°N 1.804496°W / 51.895037; -1.804496
InterestGeological
Area1.2 hectare
Notification1974
Natural England website

Harford Railway Cutting (SP135218 to SP141215) is a 1.2-hectare (3.0-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1974.[1][2] The site is listed in the 'Cotswold District' Local Plan 2001-2011 (on line) as a Regionally Important Geological Site (RIGS).[3]

Location and geology

The site was formerly called Roundhill Railway Cuttings and lies within the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty near the River Windrush. The site exposures a critical Cotswold section in the Inferior Oolite of the Jurassic period spanning two stages and shows a sequence from the Aalenian Harford Sands and Tilestone of the Lower Inferior Oolite through the Clypeus Grit. Research publications report the site of prime importance in showing one of the few continuous sections through the Middle and Upper Inferior Oolite. This has resulted in a significantly complete set of records of consecutive ammonite faunas.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Natural England SSSI information on the citation
  2. ^ Cotswold District Local Plan, Appendix 1, Sites of Special Scientific Interest Archived 2012-03-26 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Cotswold District Local Plan, Appendix 3, Regionally Important Geological Sites Archived 2012-03-26 at the Wayback Machine

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Geological Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire
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