Barrington Pit

Barrington Pit
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Area of Search Cambridgeshire
Grid reference TL 383 491 [1]
Interest Geological
Area 3.8 hectares[1]
Notification 1989[1]
Location map Magic Map

Barrington Pit is a 3.8 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Barrington in Cambridgeshire.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3]

This site is described by Natural England as of national importance for its mammal fossils, most of which were found around 1900. Species include hippopotamuses, straight-tusked elephants, lions, aurochs and spotted hyenas. They probably date to the warm Eemian period, around 130,000 to 115,000 years ago.[4]

The site is private land, part of which is now covered by housing.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Barrington Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "Map of Barrington Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Barrington Pit (Pleistocene Vertebrata)". Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Barrington Pit citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
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Coordinates: 52°07′23″N 0°01′08″E / 52.123°N 0.019°E / 52.123; 0.019

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