Gedgrave Hall Pit
Geological Site of Special Scientific Interest
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Gedgrave Hall Pit is a 0.65-hectare (1.6-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gedgrave, south of Saxmundham in Suffolk.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site,[3] and it is in the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[4]
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
| |
| Location | Suffolk |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TM 405 485[1] |
| Interest | Geological |
| Area | 0.65 hectares[1] |
| Notification | 1985[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
The site consists to two pits dating to the early Pliocene Coralline Crag Formation. The smaller pit has many well-preserved mollusc fossils, whereas those in the larger pit are highly abraded and poorly preserved.[5]
It is situated some 500 metres from the similar site: Richmond Farm Pit. The site is on private land with no public access.
