| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 | |
| Location | Norfolk |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TG 169 414[1] |
| Interest | Geological |
| Area | 21.5 hectares (53 acres)[1] |
| Notification | 1985[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Briton's Lane Gravel Pit is a 21.5-hectare (53-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Sheringham in Norfolk.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site[3] and it is in the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[4]
This working quarry exposes gravel and sand derived from melting ice at the end of the Anglian glaciation around 425,000 years ago.[5]
The site is private land with no public access.
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Briton's Lane Gravel Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- ↑ "Map of Briton's Lane Gravel Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- ↑ "Briton's Lane Gravel Pit (Quaternary of East Anglia)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ↑ "Norfolk Coast AONB Management Plan 2014-19: Other Conservation Designations within the AONB" (PDF). Norfolk Coast AONB. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ↑ "Briton's Lane Gravel Pit citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
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