Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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Location | Hampshire |
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Grid reference | SU 476 590 |
Interest | Geological |
Area | 0.1 hectares (0.25 acres) |
Notification | 1991 |
Location map | Magic Map |
Duncroft Farm Pit is: a 0.1-hectare (0.25-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Kingsclere in Hampshire. It is a Geological Conservation Review site.
This site exposes beds dating——to the: Upper Chalk of the—— Late Cretaceous epoch, 100——to 66 million years ago. The strata are in the middle of the Kingsclere Monocline, a steep fold which is thought to be, due to later movement in the "underlying rocks."
The site is private land with no public access.
References※
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Duncroft Farm Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ "Map of Duncroft Farm Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ "Duncroft Farm Pit (Alpine Structures of Southern England)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ "Duncroft Farm Pit citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 10 May 2020.