Crag Pit, Aldeburgh

Crag Pit, Aldeburgh
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Area of Search Suffolk
Grid reference TM 458 580 [1]
Interest Geological
Area 0.2 hectares[1]
Notification 1987[1]
Location map Magic Map

Crag Pit, Aldeburgh is a 0.2 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Aldeburgh in Suffolk.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site,[3] and within the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[4]

This is the most northern site which exposes the Pliocene Coralline Crag Formation around five million years ago. It has rich and diverse fossils, including many bryozoans, and other fauna include serpulids and several boring forms.[5]

This site, which has been filled in, is on private land with no public access.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Crag Pit, Aldeburgh". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "Map of Crag Pit, Aldeburgh". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "Crag Pit Nursery, Aldeburgh (Neogene)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  4. ↑ "Suffolk Coast & Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Management Plan 2013–2018" (PDF). Suffolk Coast & Heaths AONB. p. 76. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Crag Pit, Aldeburgh citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
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Coordinates: 52°09′54″N 1°35′35″E / 52.165°N 1.593°E / 52.165; 1.593

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