The Dungeon SSSI
Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Location within Merseyside | |
Location | Merseyside |
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Grid reference | SJ251831 |
Coordinates | 53°20′10″N 3°06′22″W / 53.336°N 3.106°WCoordinates: 53°20′10″N 3°06′22″W / 53.336°N 3.106°W |
Interest | Geological |
Area | 1.2 hectares, 2.8 acres (11,000 m2) |
Notification | 1977 / 1987 |
Natural England website |
The Dungeon is a 1.2 hectare Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) situated 1 mile north-west of Heswall, on the Wirral Peninsula, England. The site was notified in 1988 due to its geological features which show the Tarporley Siltstone Formation of the Mercia Mudstone Group.
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- Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Merseyside
- Sites of Special Scientific Interest notified in 1987
- Merseyside geography stubs
- English Site of Special Scientific Interest stubs