Chillesford Church Pit

Chillesford Church Pit is a 1.1-hectare (2.7-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Chillesford, south of Saxmundham in Suffolk.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site,[3] and it is in the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[4]

Chillesford Church Pit
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationSuffolk
Grid referenceTM 382 522[1]
InterestGeological
Area1.1 hectares[1]
Notification1986[1]
Location mapMagic Map

This site has deposits dating to the Early Pleistocene Bramertonian Stage, around 2.4 to 1.8 million years ago. Fossils of molluscs and pollen indicate a temperate climate dating to the Chillesford Crag formation. The Chillesford Clay and Chillesford Crag are parts for the Norwich Crag Formation.[5]

The site is private land with no public access.

References
  1. "Designated Sites View: Chillesford Church Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  2. "Map of Chillesford Church Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  3. "Chillesford Church (Quaternary of East Anglia)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  4. "Suffolk Coast & Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Management Plan 2013–2018" (PDF). Suffolk Coast & Heaths AONB. p. 76. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-15. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  5. "Chillesford Church Pit citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
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