Irchester Old Lodge Pit

Irchester Old Lodge Pit
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Area of Search Northamptonshire
Grid reference SP 914 649 [1]
Interest Geological
Area 0.4 hectares[1]
Notification 1989[1]
Location map Magic Map

Irchester Old Lodge Pit is a 0.4 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Wellingborough in Northamptonshire.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3]

This is described by Natural England as "a key Middle Jurassic locality important for the information it yields on both Bathonian environments and stratigraphy". It exposes White Limestone which has many fossils, especially molluscs.[4]

The site is private land with no public access.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Irchester Old Lodge Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "Map of Irchester Old Lodge Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "Irchester Old Lodge Pit (Bathonian)". Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "Irchester Old Lodge Pit citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 27 March 2017.

Coordinates: 52°16′30″N 0°39′40″W / 52.275°N 0.661°W / 52.275; -0.661

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