Shepton Montague Railway Cutting
Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Location within Somerset | |
Location | Somerset |
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Grid reference | ST686316 |
Coordinates | 51°04′58″N 2°26′59″W / 51.08285°N 2.44965°WCoordinates: 51°04′58″N 2°26′59″W / 51.08285°N 2.44965°W |
Interest | Geological |
Area | 1.61 hectares (0.0161 km2; 0.0062 sq mi) |
Notification | 1992 |
Natural England website |
Shepton Montague Railway Cutting (grid reference ST686316) is a 1.61 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest at Shepton Montague in Somerset, notified in 1992.
It, which was part of the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway, the section of Fuller's Earth Rock (Middle Jurassic) in England. The succession ranges from the upper part of the Lower Fuller's Earth Clay up to the Rugitela Beds.[1]
References[]
- ^ English Nature citation sheet for the site (accessed 9 August 2006)
External links[]
- English Nature website (SSSI information)
Categories:
- Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Somerset
- Sites of Special Scientific Interest notified in 1992
- Railway cuttings in the United Kingdom
- Rail transport in Somerset
- Geology of Somerset