Southerham Machine Bottom Pit

Southerham Machine Bottom Pit
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Shown within East Sussex
Area of Search East Sussex
Grid reference TQ432090
Coordinates 50°51′47″N 0°02′10″E / 50.863°N 0.036°E / 50.863; 0.036Coordinates: 50°51′47″N 0°02′10″E / 50.863°N 0.036°E / 50.863; 0.036
Interest Geological
Area 1.6 ha (4.0 acres)
Notification 1999 (1999)
Natural England website

Southerham Machine Bottom Pit is a 1.6 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest, located in East Sussex, England. The site was notified in 1999 under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. The site is one of a large number of dis-used chalk pits on the outskirts of Lewes.

References

"SSSI Citation Southerham Machine Bottom Pit" (PDF). Natural England. Retrieved 2008-05-27. 


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