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'''Great Blakenham Pit''' is a 2.2 hectare geological [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]] south of [[Great Blakenham]] in [[Suffolk]].<ref name=dsv>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1004221&SiteName=blaken&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Great Blakenham Pit | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 30 July 2017}}</ref><ref name=map>{{cite web|url= http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271004221%27|title=Map of Great Blakenham Pit|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date= 30 July 2017}}</ref> It is a [[Geological Conservation Review]] site.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=4174&gcr=602 |title= Great Blakenham (Quaternary of East Anglia) |series=Geological Conservation Review |publisher=Joint Nature Conservation Committee|access-date= 30 July 2017}}</ref>
'''Great Blakenham Pit''' is a {{convert|2.2|hectare|acre|adj=on}} geological [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]] south of [[Great Blakenham]] in [[Suffolk]].<ref name=dsv>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1004221&SiteName=blaken&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Great Blakenham Pit | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 30 July 2017}}</ref><ref name=map>{{cite web|url= http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271004221%27|title=Map of Great Blakenham Pit|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date= 30 July 2017}}</ref> It is a [[Geological Conservation Review]] site.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=4174&gcr=602 |title= Great Blakenham (Quaternary of East Anglia) |series=Geological Conservation Review |publisher=Joint Nature Conservation Committee|access-date= 30 July 2017}}</ref>


This is described by [[Natural England]] as a key site for [[Pleistocene]] studies. It has a sequence of [[Early Pleistocene|early]] and [[middle Pleistocene]] deposits, including from the ancient course of the [[Ancestral Thames|River Thames]] through [[East Anglia]] and from the severe [[Anglian stage|Anglian ice age]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1004221.pdf |title=Great Blakenham Pit citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date= 30 July 2017}}</ref>
This is described by [[Natural England]] as a key site for [[Pleistocene]] studies. It has a sequence of [[Early Pleistocene|early]] and [[middle Pleistocene]] deposits, including from the ancient course of the [[Ancestral Thames|River Thames]] through [[East Anglia]] and from the severe [[Anglian stage|Anglian ice age]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1004221.pdf|title=Great Blakenham Pit citation|series=Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date=30 July 2017|archive-date=4 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150504200302/http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1004221.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>


The site is private property with no public access.
The site is private property with no public access.

Latest revision as of 13:34, 9 February 2024

Great Blakenham Pit
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationSuffolk
Grid referenceTM 115 499[1]
InterestGeological
Area2.2 hectares[1]
Notification1992[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Great Blakenham Pit is a 2.2-hectare (5.4-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Great Blakenham in Suffolk.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3]

This is described by Natural England as a key site for Pleistocene studies. It has a sequence of early and middle Pleistocene deposits, including from the ancient course of the River Thames through East Anglia and from the severe Anglian ice age.[4]

The site is private property with no public access.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Great Blakenham Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Map of Great Blakenham Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Great Blakenham (Quaternary of East Anglia)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Great Blakenham Pit citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
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