Langport Railway Cutting
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| Langport Railway Cutting | |
|---|---|
| Area of Search | Somerset |
| Grid Reference | ST427272 |
| Interest | Geological |
| Area | 0.5 hectare |
| Notification | 1992 |
| Location Map | English Nature |
Langport Railway Cutting (grid reference ST427272) is a 0.5 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Somerset, notified in 1992. It is a Geological Conservation Review site
Gravels exposed at Langport Railway Cutting show scour-and-fill structures consistent with braided stream deposition. This site is of importance as one of the few permanently exposed localities for coldstage Pleistocene gravels in south Somerset and more particularly because it is the firstsite in Britain in which typical calcrete features have been recorded. As such it is of national significance and has considerable research potential.
[edit] Source
- English Nature citation sheet for the site (accessed 10 August 2006)
[edit] External links
- English Nature website (SSSI information)
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