Waldron Cutting

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Waldron Cutting is a 0.2-hectare (0.49-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in East Sussex.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3]

LocationEast Sussex
InterestGeological
Area0.2 hectares (0.49 acres)[1]
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Waldron Cutting
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Location of Waldron Cutting.
LocationEast Sussex
Grid referenceTQ 551 187[1]
InterestGeological
Area0.2 hectares (0.49 acres)[1]
Notification1990[1]
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This site exposes siltstones and fine sandstone of the Ashdown Formation, dating to the Early Cretaceous between 140 and 100 million years ago. It has one metre long fossils of Lycopodites plants in life position.[4]

This very small site is on both sides of a public road.

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