Southerham Works Pit
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationEast Sussex
Grid referenceTQ 426 096[1]
InterestGeological
Area1.0 hectare (2.5 acres)[1]
Notification1996[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Southerham Works Pit is a 1-hectare (2.5-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Lewes in East Sussex.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3][4]

This site exposes layers of the Chalk Group dating to the Upper Cretaceous between 90 and 87 million years ago. It is a key site for understanding the lithostratigraphy of the period and the environments of its chalk sea as well as the evolution and taxonomy of Upper Cretaceous fish.[5]

There is access to the southern end of the site from Southerham Lane.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Southerham Works Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Map of Southerham Works Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Southerham (Lime Kiln Quarries) (Mesozoic - Tertiary Fish/Amphibia)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Southerham Pit (Cenomanian, Turonian, Senonian, Maastrichtian)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Southerham Works Pit citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
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