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Cherry Hinton Pit is a Site of Special Scientific Interest[1] situated to the south of Cherry Hinton in the county of Cambridgeshire.
It is managed as a nature reserve by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire and Peterborough. The Trust's sites are known as Limekiln Close, West Pit and East Pit.[2] In 2009, East Pit was opened to the public. Archaeologists have discovered human bones, Roman[3] and Iron Age pottery fragments, and the remains of an Iron Age ditch on the site.[4]
References
- ^ Natural England: Cherry Hinton Pit. Retrieved 20 June 2009
- ^ Wildlife Trust: Cherry Hinton - Limekiln Close and West pit. Retrieved 20 June 2009
- ^ Mayor to open new Cambridge reserve. Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire and Peterborough. 16 June 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2009
- ^ Artefacts found at nature reserve. BBC News. 19 June 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2009
Coordinates: 52°10′42″N 0°10′00″E / 52.178290°N 0.166757°E
Categories:- Nature reserves in Cambridgeshire
- Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Cambridgeshire
- Cambridgeshire geography stubs
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