Longhope Hill Explained

Longhope Hill
Aos:Gloucestershire
Interest:Geological
Coordinates:51.8647°N -2.4465°W
Area:0.2 hectare
Notifydate:1989
Enref:1001249

Longhope Hill is a 0.2ha geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1989.[1] [2]

Location and geology

The site is in the Forest of Dean near Longhope in west Gloucestershire. The site is of particular importance for research of late Silurian rocks in the southern Welsh Borders region. The rock exposures show extensive and continuous section through the Lower and Upper Longhope Beds of the Ludfordian. These beds are overlain by Clifford's Mesne Sandstone. There are macrofaunas present and preserved marine microfloral assemblies.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/Special/sssi/sssi_details.cfm?sssi_id=1001249 Natural England SSSI information on the citation
  2. http://www.fdean.gov.uk/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=6464&tt=graphic Forest of Dean District Local Plan Review, adopted November 2005, Appendix D 'Nature Conservation Site Designations Within the Forest of Dean District', Sites of Special Scientific Interest