Buller's Hill Quarry

Buller's Hill Quarry is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)[1][2] in Devon, England. It is located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) southwest of the village of Kennford. This protected area is on the border of another, Haldon Forest SSSI. This area is protected because of the gravel deposits containing flint dating from the Palaeogene period.

Geology

Buller's Hill Quarry contains gravel deposits known as the Haldon Gravels. The underlying deposit at this site is called Tower Wood Gravel.[3] During the Pleistocene these gravels were affected by periglacial processes as the overlying sheet of clay broke up and was incorporated as masses of clay in the Buller's Hill Gravel.[4] In places there are deposits of Upper Greensand.

Ownership

All land within Buller's Hill Quarry SSSI is owned by the Forestry Commission.[1][5]

References

  1. ^ a b "SSSI detail". designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk. Retrieved 2025-03-09.
  2. ^ "Protected Planet | Buller's Hill Quarry". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2025-03-09.
  3. ^ "BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units - Result Details". webapps.bgs.ac.uk. Retrieved 2025-03-09.
  4. ^ Hamblin, R. J. O. (1973-01-01). "The Haldon Gravels of South Devon". Proceedings of the Geologists' Association. 84: 459–IN5. doi:10.1016/S0016-7878(73)80026-4. ISSN 0016-7878.
  5. ^ "Mapping the habitats of England's ten largest institutional landowners". Who owns England?. 2020-10-06. Retrieved 2025-03-09.

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