Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Location | Norfolk |
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Grid reference | TM 380 929 |
Interest | Geological |
Area | 6.5 hectares (16 acres) |
Notification | 1994 |
Location map | Magic Map |
Leet Hill, Kirby Cane is a 6.5-hectare (16-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Kirby Cane in Norfolk. It is a Geological Conservation Review site.
This is a quarry which has a sequence of deposits dating to the Middle Pleistocene, with the base of gravels laid down by a confluence to two rivers, above that glacial gravels, and then a sequence of chalky sands probably also laid down by glaciers.
The site is a working quarry and there is no public access.
References
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Leet Hill, Kirby Cane". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- "Map of Leet Hill, Kirby Cane". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- "Leet Hill (Quaternary of East Anglia)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- "Leet Hill, Kirby Cane citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
52°28′55″N 1°30′14″E / 52.482°N 1.504°E / 52.482; 1.504
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