Asham Quarry

Asham Quarry

Infobox SSSI


name=Asham Quarry
aos=East Sussex
interest=Geological
gridref=gbmappingsmall|TQ441059
area=2.58 hectares
notifydate=1999

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Asham Quarry (gbmappingsmall|TQ441059) is a 2.58 hectare Geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in East Sussex, England. The site was notified in 1991 under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. The site is home to late-glacial deposits, and is a key reference site for biostratigraphical studies in England.

References

* [http://www.english-nature.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1006670.pdf Asham Quarry] . English Nature. Retrieved on 2008-05-27


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