Crime Rigg and Sherburn Hill Quarries
| Crime Rigg and Sherburn Hill Quarries | |
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
| Country | England |
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| Region | North East |
| District | County Durham |
| Location | NZ344416 |
| - coordinates | 54°46′7″N 1°27′58″W / 54.76861°N 1.46611°WCoordinates: 54°46′7″N 1°27′58″W / 54.76861°N 1.46611°W |
| Area | 23.22 ha (57.38 acres) |
| Notification | 1968 |
| Management | Natural England |
| Area of Search | County Durham |
| Interest | Geological |
.png)  Location of Crime Rigg and Sherburn Hill Quarries SSSI, Co Durham
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| Website: Map of site | |
Crime Rigg and Sherburn Hill Quarries is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in County Durham, England. It lies about 1 km east of the village of Sherburn Hill and about 7 km east of the city of Durham.
The site is a working quarry in which is exposed a sequence of Lower Permian Yellow Sands overlying Marl Slate and Lower Magnesian Limestone. The exposures of Permian sands exhibit complex cross-bedding that is believed to represent ancient seif dune deposits.[1]
References
- ↑ "Crime Rigg and Sherburn Hill Quarries". English Nature. 1991. Retrieved 20 July 2010.