Grimston Warren Pit Explained

Grimston Warren Pit
Aos:Norfolk
Interest:Geological
Area:6.6ha
Notifydate:1996
Map: Magic Map

Grimston Warren Pit is a 6.6abbr=offNaNabbr=off geological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of King's Lynn in Norfolk.[1] [2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3]

This former quarry is described by Natural England as "a nationally important site for dating the constituent facies of the Lower Cretaceous in north Norfolk". It has yielded ammonites which date to the Hauterivian age around 130 million years ago.[4]

The site is private land with no public access.

References

52.771°N 0.479°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Grimston Warren Pit . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 1 June 2018.
  2. Web site: Map of Grimston Warren Pit. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 1 June 2018.
  3. Web site: Grimston Warren (Berriasian, Valanginian, Hauterivian, Barremian) . Geological Conservation Review . Joint Nature Conservation Committee. 25 May 2018.
  4. Web site: Grimston Warren Pit citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 1 June 2018.

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