Southerham Works Pit

Southerham Works Pit
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Shown within East Sussex
Area of Search East Sussex
Grid reference TQ426096
Coordinates 50°52′05″N 0°01′30″E / 50.868°N 0.025°ECoordinates: 50°52′05″N 0°01′30″E / 50.868°N 0.025°E
Interest Geological
Area 0.83 ha (2.1 acres)
Notification 1996
Natural England website

Southerham Works Pit is a 0.83  hectare (2.0 acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in East Sussex, England. The site was notified in 1996 under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. The site is home to late-glacial deposits, and is a key reference site for biostratigraphical studies in England.

References

"SSSI Citation Southerham Works Pit" (PDF). Natural England. Retrieved 2008-05-27.