Bowlditch Quarry
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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  Shown within Somerset | |
| Area of Search | Avon |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | ST668558 |
| Coordinates | 51°18′01″N 2°28′39″W / 51.30035°N 2.47759°WCoordinates: 51°18′01″N 2°28′39″W / 51.30035°N 2.47759°W |
| Interest | Geological |
| Area | 0.6 acres (0.0024 km2; 0.00094 sq mi) |
| Notification | 1952 |
| Natural England website | |
Bowlditch Quarry (grid reference ST668558) is a 0.25 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest near the village of Clandown, Bath and North East Somerset, notified in 1952.
The site provides a remarkable attenuated and broken succession stretching from the top of the Rhaetian to the lowest Pliensbachian periods. This Lias section provides a good example of biostratigraphic principles.[1]
References
- ↑ English Nature citation sheet for the site (accessed 9 July 2006)
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