Barrington Pit

Barrington Pit
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Location of Barrington Pit.
Area of searchCambridgeshire
Grid referenceTL 383 491
InterestGeological
Area3.8 hectares
Notification date1989
Location mapMagic Map

Barrington Pit is a 3.8-hectare (9.4-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Barrington in Cambridgeshire. It is a Geological Conservation Review site.

This site is described by Natural England as of national importance for its mammal fossils, most of which were found around 1900. Species include hippopotamuses, straight-tusked elephants, lions, aurochs and spotted hyenas. They probably date to the warm Eemian period, around 130,000 to 115,000 years ago.

The site is private land, part of which is now covered by housing.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Barrington Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "Map of Barrington Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Barrington Pit (Pleistocene Vertebrata)". Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Barrington Pit citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.

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