Ramsholt Cliff

Ramsholt Cliff is a 2.1-hectare (5.2-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-west of Ramsholt 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]

Ramsholt Cliff
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationSuffolk
Grid referenceTM 297 427[1]
InterestGeological
Area2.1 hectares[1]
Notification1987[1]
Location mapMagic Map

This site is very important historically because it was the basis for the distinction of the Pliocene Coralline Crag Formation as a new stratigraphical division by the nineteenth-century geologist, Edward Charlesworth. The well preserved fossils include several unusual species.[5]

Most of this steeply sloping site on the bank of the River Deben is inaccessible, but a footpath runs along the top and a track leads to a small area of bank.

References
  1. "Designated Sites View: Ramsholt Cliff". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  2. "Map of Ramsholt Cliff". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  3. "Ramsholt Cliff, Ramsholt (Neogene)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  4. "Suffolk Coast & Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Management Plan 2013–2018" (PDF). Suffolk Coast & Heaths AONB. p. 76. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  5. "Ramsholt Cliff citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 26 June 2017.

52.035°N 1.348°E / 52.035; 1.348

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