Blackhorse Quarry Explained

Blackhorse Quarry
Aos:	East Sussex
Interest:	Geological
Area:	0.2ha
Notifydate:	1989
Map:	Magic Map

Blackhorse Quarry is a 0.2abbr=offNaNabbr=off geological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-east of Battle in East Sussex.^{[1] [2]} It is a Geological Conservation Review site.^{[3] [4]}

This is the Type locality for the Wadhurst Clay Formation Telham Bond Bed, which dates to the Early Cretaceous and is part of the Wealden Group. It has yielded many fossils, including turtles, crocodiles, pterosaurs and dinosaurs.^[5]

The site is private land with no public access.

References

50.9°N 0.513°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Blackhorse Quarry . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 25 March 2019.
2. Web site: Map of Blackhorse Quarry. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 25 March 2019.
3. Web site: Battle (Wealden) . Geological Conservation Review . Joint Nature Conservation Committee. 9 January 2019.
4. Web site: Black Horse Quarry, Telham (Jurassic - Cretaceous Reptilia) . Geological Conservation Review . Joint Nature Conservation Committee. 9 January 2019.
5. Web site: Blackhorse Quarry citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 25 March 2019.