Philpot's and Hook Quarries

Protected area in West Sussex, England

Philpot's and Hook Quarries
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Entrance to Philpot's Quarry
Location	West Sussex
Grid reference	TQ 355 319
Interest	Geological
Area	2.6 hectares (6.4 acres)
Notification	1992
Location map	Magic Map

Philpot's and Hook Quarries is a 2.6-hectare (6.4-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-west of Sharpthorne in West Sussex. It is a Geological Conservation Review site.

These quarries expose the Ardingly Sandstone Member in the Tunbridge Wells Sand Formation, which is part of the Wealden Group, dating to the Lower Cretaceous between 140 and 100 million years ago. Philpot's Quarry has many dinosaur fossils and both quarries have debris dating to the Precambrian.

The quarries are private land with no public access.

References

^ "Designated Sites View: Philpot's and Hook Quarries". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
"Map of Philpot's and Hook Quarries". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
"West Hoathly [Hook] (Wealden)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
"West Hoathly [Philpots] (Wealden)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
"Philpot's and Hook Quarries citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 May 2019.

51°04′12″N 0°04′05″W / 51.070°N 0.068°W / 51.070; -0.068

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