Sturry Pit
Protected area in Kent, England
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Sturry Pit is a 0.7 hectares (1.7 acres) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-east of Canterbury in Kent.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3]
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
| |
| Location | Kent |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TR 176 607[1] |
| Interest | Geological |
| Area | 0.7 hectares (1.7 acres)[1] |
| Notification | 1991[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
This former gravel quarry has yielded many hand axes of Middle Acheulian style from the third terrace of the River Stour. It is important for understanding the chronologies of the terraces of the Thames basin in the Pleistocene.[4]
There is access to the site from Sturry Hill.
Land ownership
All land within Sturry Pit SSSI is owned by the local authority.[5]
