Hall's Quarry

Hall's Quarry
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Area of Search Essex
Grid reference TL 517280
Interest Geological
Area 0.8 hectares
Notification 1987
Location map Magic Map

Hall's Quarry is a 0.8 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-west of Ugley Green in Essex.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3]

The site is divided between two small blocks of land. It exposes glacial gravels, silts and tills deposited during the Anglian ice age around 450,000 years ago. The gravels provide an unusual opportunity to see the type of material carried into the London area by this glaciation. The site is described by Natural England as "extremely important for the study of the Anglian glaciation and its associated deposits".[1]

The site is on private land with no public access.

References

  1. 1 2 "Hall's Quarry citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  2. "Map of Hall's Quarry". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  3. "Halls Quarry (Quaternary of the Thames)". Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
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Coordinates: 51°55′44″N 0°12′22″E / 51.929°N 0.206°E / 51.929; 0.206

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