Stony Cut, Cold Hesledon

Stony Cut, Cold Hesledon
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Country England
Region North East
District Easington
Location NZ418473
 - coordinates 54°49′09″N 1°21′1″W / 54.81917°N 1.35028°W / 54.81917; -1.35028Coordinates: 54°49′09″N 1°21′1″W / 54.81917°N 1.35028°W / 54.81917; -1.35028
Area 0.83 ha (2.05 acres)
Notification 1996
Management Natural England
Area of Search County Durham
Interest Geological
Map of England and Wales with a red dot representing the location of the Stony Cut, Cold Hesledon SSSI, Co Durham
Location of Stony Cut, Cold Hesledon SSSI, Co Durham
Website: Map of site

Stony Cut, Cold Hesledon is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Easington district of north-east County Durham, England. It consists of a shallow cutting alongside Seaham Golf Course close to the village of Cold Hesledon.

The cutting exposes a section of late Permian Ford Formation (Zechstein) dolomite in which the transition from the flat to the crest of the shelf-edge of an ancient reef is clearly visible. The site has been designated as of national importance in the Geological Conservation Review.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Stony Cut, Cold Hesledon" (PDF). English Nature. 1996. Retrieved 1 August 2010.


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