Caistor St Edmund Chalk Pit Explained

Caistor St Edmund Chalk Pit
Aos:	Norfolk
Interest:	Geological
Area:	23.6ha
Notifydate:	1985
Map:	Magic Map

Caistor St Edmund Chalk Pit is a 23.6abbr=offNaNabbr=off geological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Norwich in Norfolk.^{[1] [2]} It is a Geological Conservation Review site.^{[3] [4]}

This site provides the best exposure of the late Campanian Beeston Chalk, around 75 million years ago. It is very fossiliferous, with many molluscs and sea urchins.^[5]

The site is private land with no public access.

References

52.595°N 1.306°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Caistor St Edmund Chalk Pit. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 7 June 2018.
2. Web site: Map of Caistor St Edmund Chalk Pit. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 7 June 2018.
3. Web site: Caistor St Edmund Chalk Pit (Cenomanian, Turonian, Senonian, Maastrichtian) . Geological Conservation Review . Joint Nature Conservation Committee. 25 May 2018.
4. Web site: Caistor St Edmund Pit (Quaternary of East Anglia) . Geological Conservation Review . Joint Nature Conservation Committee. 25 May 2018.
5. Web site: Caistor St Edmund Chalk Pit citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 7 June 2018.