Irchester Old Lodge Pit
Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Location | Northamptonshire |
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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 (0.99-acre) 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
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Irchester Old Lodge Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- ^ "Map of Irchester Old Lodge Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- ^ "Irchester Old Lodge Pit (Bathonian)". Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- ^ "Irchester Old Lodge Pit citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
52°16′30″N 0°39′40″W / 52.275°N 0.661°W / 52.275; -0.661
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