| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 | |
| Location | Norfolk |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TG 240 048 [1] |
| Interest | Geological |
| Area | 23.6 hectares (58 acres) [1] |
| Notification | 1985 [1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Caistor St Edmund Chalk Pit is a 23.6-hectare (58-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Norwich in Norfolk. [1] [2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site. [3] [4]
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. [5]
The site is private land with no public access.
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Caistor St Edmund Chalk Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ "Map of Caistor St Edmund Chalk Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ "Caistor St Edmund Chalk Pit (Cenomanian, Turonian, Senonian, Maastrichtian)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "Caistor St Edmund Pit (Quaternary of East Anglia)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "Caistor St Edmund Chalk Pit citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
|
| |
| Location | Norfolk |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TG 240 048 [1] |
| Interest | Geological |
| Area | 23.6 hectares (58 acres) [1] |
| Notification | 1985 [1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Caistor St Edmund Chalk Pit is a 23.6-hectare (58-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Norwich in Norfolk. [1] [2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site. [3] [4]
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. [5]
The site is private land with no public access.
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Caistor St Edmund Chalk Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ "Map of Caistor St Edmund Chalk Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ "Caistor St Edmund Chalk Pit (Cenomanian, Turonian, Senonian, Maastrichtian)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "Caistor St Edmund Pit (Quaternary of East Anglia)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "Caistor St Edmund Chalk Pit citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 June 2018.