Barrington Chalk Pit

Barrington Chalk Pit
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Area of Search Cambridgeshire
Grid reference TL 392 512 [1]
Interest Geological
Area 97.1 hectares[1]
Notification 1997[1]
Location map Magic Map

Barrington Chalk Pit is a 97.1 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Barrington in Cambridgeshire.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3]

This large quarry is the only surviving exposure of the Cretaceous Cambridge Greensand. Fossils include brachiopods and fish teeth. It is overlain by thick sequences of chalk and Totternhoe Stone.[4]

Large parts of the site are a working quarry which is closed to the public, while other areas have been filled in and are now fields which are crossed by footpaths.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Barrington Chalk Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "Map of Barrington Chalk Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Barrington Chalk Pit (Cenomanian, Turonian, Senonian, Maastrichtian)". Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Barrington Chalk Pit citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
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Coordinates: 52°08′31″N 0°01′59″E / 52.142°N 0.033°E / 52.142; 0.033

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