Duncroft Farm Pit Explained

Duncroft Farm Pit
Aos:Hampshire
Interest:Geological
Area:0.1ha
Notifydate:1991
Map: Magic Map

Duncroft Farm Pit is a 0.1abbr=offNaNabbr=off geological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Kingsclere in Hampshire.[1] [2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3]

This site exposes beds dating to the Upper Chalk of the Late Cretaceous epoch, 100 to 66 million years ago. The strata are in the middle of the Kingsclere Monocline, a steep fold which is thought to be due to later movement in the underlying rocks.[4]

The site is private land with no public access.

References

51.328°N -1.318°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Duncroft Farm Pit . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 10 May 2020.
  2. Web site: Map of Duncroft Farm Pit. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 10 May 2020.
  3. Web site: Duncroft Farm Pit (Alpine Structures of Southern England) . Geological Conservation Review . Joint Nature Conservation Committee . 21 April 2020 .
  4. Web site: Duncroft Farm Pit citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 10 May 2020.

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