Gedgrave Hall Pit

Gedgrave Hall Pit is a 0.65 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gedgrave, south of Saxmundham in Suffolk.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site,[3] and it is in the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[4]

Gedgrave Hall Pit
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Area of SearchSuffolk
Grid referenceTM 405 485[1]
InterestGeological
Area0.65 hectares[1]
Notification1985[1]
Location mapMagic Map

The site consists to two pits dating to the early Pliocene Coralline Crag Formation. The smaller pit has many well-preserved mollusc fossils, whereas those in the larger pit are highly abraded and poorly preserved.[5]

It is situated some 500 metres from the similar site: Richmond Farm Pit. The site is on private land with no public access.

References
  1. "Designated Sites View: Gedgrave Hall Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  2. "Map of Gedgrave Hall Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  3. "Gedgrave Hall (Neogene)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  4. "Suffolk Coast & Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Management Plan 2013–2018" (PDF). Suffolk Coast & Heaths AONB. p. 76. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  5. "Gedgrave Hall Pit citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 21 May 2017.

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