Turners Hill SSSI
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationWest Sussex
Grid referenceTQ 338 354[1]
InterestGeological
Area0.2 hectares (0.49 acres)[1]
Notification1999[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Turners Hill SSSI is a 0.2-hectare (0.49-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Turners Hill in West Sussex.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3]

This former quarry exposed the Tunbridge Wells Sand Formation, part of the Hastings Beds, which dates to the Early Cretaceous between about 140 and 100 million years ago. It provided excellent three dimensional sections through the Ardingly Sandstone Member of the Formation.[4]

The site is private land with no public access. The quarry has been filled in and no geology is visible.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Turners Hill". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "Map of Turners Hill". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  3. ↑ "Turners Hill (Wealden)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  4. ↑ "Turners Hill citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
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