Bleadon Hill

Bleadon Hill (grid reference ST351574) is a 13.52 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest just north of the village of Bleadon, North Somerset, notified in 1999.

Bleadon Hill
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Bleadon Hill is located in Somerset
Bleadon Hill
Location within Somerset
LocationAvon
Grid referenceST383588
Coordinates51.3124°N 2.9318°W / 51.3124; -2.9318
InterestGeological
Area33.41 acres (0.1352 km2; 0.05220 sq mi)
Notification1999 (1999)
Natural England website

The site is a Geological Conservation Review site, as it shows a low ridge of calcite-cemented Pleistocene sand and gravel on its southern side. Various marine or glacial origins have been postulated for the sediments and it has even been suggested that this is a Mesozoic beach conglomerate. On the basis of the sedimentology, it is most likely that these sediments accumulated during the Quaternary when an ice sheet rested against Bleadon Hill.[1]

There is evidence or agricultural use of the land in the medieval period and possibly from Roman times.[2]

References

  1. "Mendip Hills An Archaeological Survey of the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty" (PDF). Somerset County Council Archeological Projects. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
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