Barrington Pit
Barrington Pit is a 3.8 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Barrington in Cambridgeshire.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3]
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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| Location | Cambridgeshire |
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| Grid reference | TL 383 491[1] |
| Interest | Geological |
| Area | 3.8 hectares[1] |
| Notification | 1989[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
This site is described by Natural England as of national importance for its mammal fossils, most of which were found around 1900. Species include hippopotamuses, straight-tusked elephants, lions, aurochs and spotted hyenas. They probably date to the warm Eemian period, around 130,000 to 115,000 years ago.[4]
The site is private land, part of which is now covered by housing.
References
- "Designated Sites View: Barrington Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- "Map of Barrington Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- "Barrington Pit (Pleistocene Vertebrata)". Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- "Barrington Pit citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
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