Briton's Lane Gravel Pit

Briton's Lane Gravel Pit
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationNorfolk, England
Grid referenceTG 169 414[1]
InterestGeological
Area21.5 hectares (53 acres)[1]
Notification1985[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Briton's Lane Gravel Pit is a 21.5-hectare (53-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Sheringham in Norfolk, England.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site[3] and it is in the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[4]

This working quarry exposes gravel and sand derived from melting ice at the end of the Anglian glaciation around 425,000 years ago.[5]

The site is private land with no public access.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Briton's Lane Gravel Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Map of Briton's Lane Gravel Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Briton's Lane Gravel Pit (Quaternary of East Anglia)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Norfolk Coast AONB Management Plan 2014-19: Other Conservation Designations within the AONB" (PDF). Norfolk Coast AONB. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Briton's Lane Gravel Pit citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
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