Sturry Pit

Sturry Pit
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Location of Sturry Pit.
Area of searchKent
Grid referenceTR 176 607
InterestGeological
Area0.7 hectares (1.7 acres)
Notification date1991
Location mapMagic Map

Sturry Pit is a 0.7 hectares (1.7 acres) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-east of Canterbury in Kent. It is a Geological Conservation Review site.

This former gravel quarry has yielded many hand axes of Middle Acheulian style from the third terrace of the River Stour. It is important for understanding the chronologies of the terraces of the Thames basin in the Pleistocene.

There is access to the site from Sturry Hill.

Land ownership

All land within Sturry Pit SSSI is owned by the local authority.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Sturry Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Map of Sturry Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Sturry Gravel Pits (Quaternary of South-East England)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Sturry Pit citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "Written questions and answers - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament". questions-statements.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2025-12-31.

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