Greatness Brickworks Explained

Greatness Brickworks
Aos:Kent
Interest:Geological
Area:7.8ha
Notifydate:1987
Map: Magic Map

Greatness Brickworks is a 7.8abbr=offNaNabbr=off geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Sevenoaks in Kent.[1] [2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3]

This Cretaceous site is highly fossiliferous, with many ammonites. It is described by Natural England as "of vital importance in biostratigraphic research on the Gault of the Weald".[4]

The site is private land with no public access.

References

51.298°N 0.2°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Greatness Brickworks . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 12 March 2018.
  2. Web site: Map of Greatness Brickworks. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 12 March 2018.
  3. Web site: Sevenoaks (Aptian-Albian) . Geological Conservation Review . Joint Nature Conservation Committee . 11 January 2018 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180112042539/http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=4174&gcr=939 . 2018-01-12 .
  4. Web site: Greatness Brickworks citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 12 March 2018.

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