Caistor St Edmund Chalk Pit

Caistor St Edmund Chalk Pit
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Location of Caistor St Edmund Chalk Pit.
Area of searchNorfolk, England
Grid referenceTG 240 048
InterestGeological
Area23.6 hectares (58 acres)
Notification date1985
Location mapMagic Map

Caistor St Edmund Chalk Pit is a 23.6-hectare (58-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Norwich in Norfolk, England. It is a Geological Conservation Review site.

This site provides the best exposure of the late Campanian Beeston Chalk, around 75 million years ago. It is very fossiliferous, with many molluscs and sea urchins.

The site is private land with no public access.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Caistor St Edmund Chalk Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Map of Caistor St Edmund Chalk Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "Caistor St Edmund Chalk Pit (Cenomanian, Turonian, Senonian, Maastrichtian)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "Caistor St Edmund Pit (Quaternary of East Anglia)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "Caistor St Edmund Chalk Pit citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 June 2018.

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