Glenthorne

Glenthorne (grid reference SS800497) is a 13.3 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in the parish of Oare within the Exmoor National Park, on the border of Somerset and Devon, notified in 1989.

Glenthorne
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Glenthorne is located in Somerset
Glenthorne
Location within Somerset
LocationSomerset & Devon
Grid referenceSS800497
Coordinates51.23383°N 3.72018°W / 51.23383; -3.72018
InterestGeological
Area13.3 hectares (0.133 km2; 0.051 sq mi)
Notification1989 (1989)
Natural England website

Glenthorne is a Geological Conservation Review site because of the Trentishoe Formation of the Hangman Sandstone Group. The Hangman Sandstone represents the Middle Devonian sequence of North Devon and Somerset.[1] These are unusual freshwater deposits in the Hangman Grits, which were mainly formed in desert conditions.[2]

References

  1. English Nature web side for the site Archived May 25, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Geology". Exmoor National Park. Archived from the original on 21 November 2008. Retrieved 15 November 2008.
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