Ben Knowle
Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Location within Somerset | |
Location | Somerset |
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Grid reference | ST513450 |
Coordinates | 51°12′08″N 2°41′54″W / 51.20213°N 2.69843°WCoordinates: 51°12′08″N 2°41′54″W / 51.20213°N 2.69843°W |
Interest | Geological |
Area | 1.5 hectares (0.015 km2; 0.0058 sq mi) |
Notification | 1984 |
Natural England website |
Ben Knowle (grid reference ST513450) is a 1.5 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Somerset, notified in 1984.
Ben Knowle is a natural outcrop of Celestine rising from the Somerset Levels where contacts with the host rock, Tea Green Marl, can be seen which illustrate the stratigraphic setting of the mineral deposit.[1]
References[]
- ^ English Nature citation sheet for the site Archived October 13, 2006, at the Wayback Machine (accessed 7 August 2006)
External links[]
- English Nature website (SSSI information)
Categories:
- Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Somerset
- Sites of Special Scientific Interest notified in 1984
- Geology of Somerset
- English Site of Special Scientific Interest stubs
- Somerset geography stubs