Holton Pit

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Holton Pit
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Holton Pit 8.jpg
LocationSuffolk
Grid referenceTM 405 774[1]
InterestGeological
Area1.6 hectares[1]
Notification1988[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Holton Pit is a 1.6 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Halesworth in Suffolk.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3]

This is the only site known to show the sequence of the early Pleistocene Westleton Beds together with the overlying Kesgrave Gravels. The Westleton Beds are a coastal gravel accumulation, and the site is close to their inland boundary and throws light on their spatial limits.[4]

Footpaths from Holton go through the site.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Holton Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Map of Holton Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Holton (Quaternary of East Anglia)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Holton Pit citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 14 May 2017.

Coordinates: 52°20′31″N 1°31′44″E / 52.342°N 1.529°E / 52.342; 1.529

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