Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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Location | Norfolk |
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Grid reference | TG 053 415 [1] |
Interest | Geological |
Area | 9.4 hectares (23 acres) [1] |
Notification | 1992 [1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Glandford (Hurdle Lane) is a 9.4-hectare (23-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Sheringham in Norfolk. [1] [2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site [3] and it is in the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. [4]
This is a working quarry in the valley of the River Glaven. It has a complex sequence of deposits formed by Pleistocene glaciers, with till, lacustrine calcareous silts, sands and coarse gravels, which throw light on the glacial history of the area. [5]
The site is private land with no public access.
Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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Location | Norfolk |
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Grid reference | TG 053 415 [1] |
Interest | Geological |
Area | 9.4 hectares (23 acres) [1] |
Notification | 1992 [1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Glandford (Hurdle Lane) is a 9.4-hectare (23-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Sheringham in Norfolk. [1] [2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site [3] and it is in the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. [4]
This is a working quarry in the valley of the River Glaven. It has a complex sequence of deposits formed by Pleistocene glaciers, with till, lacustrine calcareous silts, sands and coarse gravels, which throw light on the glacial history of the area. [5]
The site is private land with no public access.