Longhope Hill
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
  Shown within Gloucestershire | |
| Area of Search | Gloucestershire |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SO693185 |
| Coordinates | 51°51′53″N 2°26′47″W / 51.864681°N 2.446517°WCoordinates: 51°51′53″N 2°26′47″W / 51.864681°N 2.446517°W |
| Interest | Geological |
| Area | 0.2 hectare |
| Notification | 1989 |
| Natural England website | |
Longhope Hill (grid reference SO693185) is a 0.2-hectare (0.49-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1989.[1][2]
Location and geology
The site is in the Forest of Dean near Longhope in west Gloucestershire. The site is of particular importance for research of late Silurian rocks in the southern Welsh Borders region. The rock exposures show extensive and continuous section through the Lower and Upper Longhope Beds of the Ludfordian. These beds are overlain by Clifford's Mesne Sandstone. There are macrofaunas present and preserved marine micofloral assemblies.[1]
References
SSSI Source
- Natural England SSSI information on the citation
- Natural England SSSI information on the Longhope Hill unit
External links
- Natural England (SSSI information)