Crag Pit, Aldeburgh Explained

Crag Pit, Aldeburgh
Aos:Suffolk
Interest:Geological
Area:0.2 hectares
Notifydate:1987
Map: Magic Map

Crag Pit, Aldeburgh is a 0.2hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Aldeburgh in Suffolk.[1] [2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site,[3] and within the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[4]

This is the most northern site which exposes the Pliocene Coralline Crag Formation around five million years ago. It has rich and diverse fossils, including many bryozoans, and other fauna include serpulids and several boring forms.[5]

This site, which has been filled in, is on private land with no public access.

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52.165°N 1.593°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Crag Pit, Aldeburgh . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 29 May 2017.
  2. Web site: Map of Crag Pit, Aldeburgh. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 29 May 2017.
  3. Web site: Crag Pit Nursery, Aldeburgh (Neogene) . Geological Conservation Review . Joint Nature Conservation Committee. 3 May 2017.
  4. Web site: Suffolk Coast & Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Management Plan 2013–2018. 76. Suffolk Coast & Heaths AONB. 6 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160815202035/http://www.suffolkcoastandheaths.org/assets/AONB-Management-Plan-20132018.pdf. 2016-08-15. dead.
  5. Web site: Crag Pit, Aldeburgh citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 29 May 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150505003633/http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1001612.pdf. 5 May 2015.

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