Hall's Quarry Explained

Hall's Quarry
Aos:Essex
Interest:Geological
Area:0.8 hectares
Notifydate:1987
Map:Magic Map

Hall's Quarry is a 0.8hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-west of Ugley Green in Essex.[1] [2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3]

The site is divided between two small blocks of land. It exposes glacial gravels, silts and tills deposited during the Anglian ice age around 450,000 years ago. The gravels provide an unusual opportunity to see the type of material carried into the London area by this glaciation. The site is described by Natural England as "extremely important for the study of the Anglian glaciation and its associated deposits".[1]

The site is on private land with no public access.

References

51.929°N 0.206°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hall's Quarry citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 24 April 2016. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304043842/http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1003938.pdf. dead.
  2. Web site: Map of Hall's Quarry. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 24 April 2016.
  3. Web site: Halls Quarry (Quaternary of the Thames) . Joint Nature Conservation Committee. 24 April 2016.