Asham Quarry

Asham Quarry
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Shown within East Sussex
Area of Search East Sussex
Grid reference TQ441059
Coordinates 50°50′04″N 0°02′50″E / 50.834546°N 0.04732°E / 50.834546; 0.04732Coordinates: 50°50′04″N 0°02′50″E / 50.834546°N 0.04732°E / 50.834546; 0.04732
Interest Geological
Area 2.58 ha (6.4 acres)
Notification 1993 (1993)
Natural England website

Asham Quarry is a 2.58 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in East Sussex, England. The site was notified in 1993 under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. The site is home to late-glacial deposits, and is a key reference site for biostratigraphical studies in England.

References

"SSSI Citation Asham Quarry" (PDF). Natural England. Retrieved 27 May 2008. 


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