Hartcliff Rocks Quarry

Hartcliff Rocks Quarry
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Shown within Somerset
Area of Search Avon
Grid reference ST534662
Coordinates 51°23′34″N 2°40′16″W / 51.39291°N 2.67115°W / 51.39291; -2.67115Coordinates: 51°23′34″N 2°40′16″W / 51.39291°N 2.67115°W / 51.39291; -2.67115
Interest Geological
Area 1.6 hectares (0.016 km2; 0.0062 sq mi)
Notification 1991 (1991)
Natural England website

Hartcliff Rocks Quarry (grid reference ST534662) is a 1.6 hectare (3.9 acre) Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) near Felton, Somerset notified in 1991.

According to the citation, the site "provides exposures of Triassic Dolomitic Conglomerate unconformably overlying Carboniferous Limestone."[1]

References

  1. "Hartcliff Rocks Quarry" (PDF). Natural England. Retrieved 26 January 2010.

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