Botany Hill
| Botany Hill | |
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
| Country | England |
|---|---|
| Region | North East |
| District | Teesdale |
| Location | NY955205 |
| - coordinates | 54°34′48″N 2°4′13″W / 54.58000°N 2.07028°WCoordinates: 54°34′48″N 2°4′13″W / 54.58000°N 2.07028°W |
| Area | 3.75 ha (9.27 acres) |
| Notification | 1984 |
| Management | Natural England |
| Area of Search | County Durham |
| Interest | Geological |
.png)  Location of Botany Hill SSSI, Co Durham
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| Website: Map of site | |
Botany Hill, formerly known as Botany Quarry, is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Teesdale district of south-west County Durham, England. It occupies a position on both sides of How Gill, just under 1 km north of the village of Hury, in Baldersdale.
The site is important as the type locality of the Botany Limestone,[1][2] a widespread marker horizon that is key to an understanding of the stratigraphy of the Namurian sediments of the North Pennines and Northumberland Trough.[3]
References
- ↑ Carruthers, R G (1937). "Alston Moor to Botany and Tanhill". Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society 23: 236–253. doi:10.1144/pygs.23.4.236.
- ↑ Reading, Harold G (1957). "The stratigraphy and structure of the Cotherstone Syncline". Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society 113: 27–56. doi:10.1144/GSL.JGS.1957.113.01-04.03.
- ↑ "Botany Hill". English Nature. 1984. Retrieved 18 July 2010.