Lenham Quarry Explained

Lenham Quarry
Aos:Kent
Interest:Geological
Area:4ha
Notifydate:1987
Map: Magic Map

Lenham Quarry is a 4abbr=offNaNabbr=off geological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Lenham in Kent.[1] [2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3]

This site has been assigned to the Pliocene on the basis of its gastropod, bivalve and serpulid worm fossils. It is important because there are few exposures dating from this period in Britain.[4]

There is access to the site from Hubbards Hill.

References

51.24°N 0.741°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Lenham Quarry . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 17 February 2018.
  2. Web site: Map of Lenham Quarry. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 17 February 2018.
  3. Web site: Pivington Quarry, Lenham (Neogene) . Geological Conservation Review . Joint Nature Conservation Committee . 11 January 2018 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180112155948/http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=4174&gcr=1482 . 12 January 2018 .
  4. Web site: Lenham Quarry citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 17 February 2018.

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