Leet Hill, Kirby Cane Explained

Leet Hill, Kirby Cane
Aos:Norfolk
Interest:Geological
Area:6.5ha
Notifydate:1994
Map: Magic Map

Leet Hill, Kirby Cane is a 6.5abbr=offNaNabbr=off geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Kirby Cane in Norfolk.[1] [2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3]

This is a quarry which has a sequence of deposits dating to the Middle Pleistocene, with the base of gravels laid down by a confluence to two rivers, above that glacial gravels, and then a sequence of chalky sands probably also laid down by glaciers.[4]

The site is a working quarry and there is no public access.

References

52.482°N 1.504°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Leet Hill, Kirby Cane . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 15 July 2018.
  2. Web site: Map of Leet Hill, Kirby Cane. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 15 July 2018.
  3. Web site: Leet Hill (Quaternary of East Anglia) . Geological Conservation Review . Joint Nature Conservation Committee. 25 May 2018.
  4. Web site: Leet Hill, Kirby Cane citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 15 July 2018.