Greatness Brickworks is a 7.8-hectare (19-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Sevenoaks in Kent.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3]
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 | |
| Location | Kent |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TQ 535 577[1] |
| Interest | Geological |
| Area | 7.8 hectares (19 acres)[1] |
| Notification | 1987[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
This Cretaceous site is highly fossiliferous, with many ammonites. It is described by Natural England as "of vital importance in biostratigraphic research on the Gault of the Weald".[4]
The site is private land with no public access.
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Greatness Brickworks". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ^ "Map of Greatness Brickworks". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ^ "Sevenoaks (Aptian-Albian)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Archived from the original on 2018-01-12. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ "Greatness Brickworks citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
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