Holton Pit

Holton Pit
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Area of Search Suffolk
Grid reference TM 405 774 [1]
Interest Geological
Area 1.6 hectares[1]
Notification 1988[1]
Location map Magic Map

Holton Pit is a 1.6 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Halesworth in Suffolk.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3]

This is the only site known to show the sequence of the early Pleistocene Westleton Beds together with the overlying Kesgrave Gravels. The Westleton Beds are a coastal gravel accumulation, and the site is close to their inland boundary and throws light on their spatial limits.[4]

Footpaths from Holton go through the site.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Holton Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "Map of Holton Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "Holton (Quaternary of East Anglia)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  4. ↑ "Holton Pit citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
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Coordinates: 52°20′31″N 1°31′44″E / 52.342°N 1.529°E / 52.342; 1.529

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