Southerham Works Pit Explained

Southerham Works Pit
Aos:East Sussex
Interest:Geological
Area:1ha
Notifydate:1996
Map: Magic Map

Southerham Works Pit is a 1abbr=offNaNabbr=off geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Lewes in East Sussex.[1] [2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3] [4]

This site exposes layers of the Chalk Group dating to the Upper Cretaceous between 90 and 87 million years ago. It is a key site for understanding the lithostratigraphy of the period and the environments of its chalk sea as well as the evolution and taxonomy of Upper Cretaceous fish.[5]

There is access to the southern end of the site from Southerham Lane.

References

50.868°N 0.025°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Southerham Works Pit . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 9 January 2019.
  2. Web site: Map of Southerham Works Pit. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 9 January 2019.
  3. Web site: Southerham (Lime Kiln Quarries) (Mesozoic - Tertiary Fish/Amphibia) . Geological Conservation Review . Joint Nature Conservation Committee. 8 January 2019.
  4. Web site: Southerham Pit (Cenomanian, Turonian, Senonian, Maastrichtian) . Geological Conservation Review . Joint Nature Conservation Committee. 8 January 2019.
  5. Web site: Southerham Works Pit citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 9 January 2019.

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