Spot Lane Quarry
Site of Special Scientific Interest in Kent, England
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Spot Lane Quarry is a 0.1-hectare (0.25-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the eastern outskirts of Maidstone in Kent.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3][4]
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
| |
| Location | Kent |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TQ 793 541[1] |
| Interest | Geological |
| Area | 0.1 hectares (0.25 acres)[1] |
| Notification | 1992[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
This site exposes loess, probably dating to the glacial Wolstonian Stage between 352,000 and 130,000 years ago. It contains the fossils of land snails, and as loess in Britain is usually unfossiliferous, it is one of the few sites where loess fauna can be studied.[5]
The site is now a public footpath.
Land ownership
All land within Spot Lane Quarry SSSI is owned by the local authority.[6]
