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词条 Notgrove Railway Cutting
释义

  1. Location and geology

  2. References

  3. SSSI Source

  4. External links

{{Infobox SSSI
|image=
|image_caption=Notgrove Railway Cutting
|name=Notgrove Railway Cutting
|aos=Gloucestershire
|interest=Geological
|gridref={{gbmappingsmall|SP086209}}
|coordinates = {{coord|51.887042|-1.875726|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline,title}}
|area=1.7 hectare
|notifydate=1974
|enref=1002495
}}Notgrove Railway Cutting ({{gbmapping|SP086209}}) is a {{convert|1.7|ha|adj=on}} geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1974.[1][2] The site is listed in the 'Cotswold District' Local Plan 2001-2011 (on line) as a Key Wildlife Site (KWS) and Regionally Important Geological Site (RIGS).[3][4]

Location and geology

The site (formerly Notgrove Railway Cuttings), near Notgrove and Salperton, is in the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and is a 'famous' geological site which yields excellent exposures of part of the Middle Jurassic, Upper Inferior Oolite period. Notgrove Freestone is the lowest formation which may be seen, and this is topped by a 'fine' example of 'hardground'. This is a thin layer of tough limestone (formed as a result of environmental changes). The tough limestone is overlain by Upper Trigonia Grit above which is approximately 12 m of Clypeus grit. The latter is considered to be the best, and most complete, section of such Grit in the Cotswolds, and is significant for research. There is a rich fossil fauna, and there have been several significant ammonite discoveries. The site is of national importance for geological research.[1]

References

1. ^Natural England SSSI information on the citation
2. ^Cotswold District Local Plan, Appendix 1, Sites of Special Scientific Interest {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326123052/http://www.localplan.cotswold.gov.uk/localplan/text/texta1.htm |date=2012-03-26 }}
3. ^Cotswold District Local Plan, Appendix 2, Key Wildlife Sites {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131013215021/http://www.localplan.cotswold.gov.uk/localplan/text/texta2.htm |date=2013-10-13 }}
4. ^Cotswold District Local Plan, Appendix 3, Regionally Important Geological Sites {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326122913/http://www.localplan.cotswold.gov.uk/localplan/text/texta3.htm |date=2012-03-26 }}

SSSI Source

  • Natural England SSSI information on the citation
  • Natural England SSSI information on the Notgrove Railway unit

External links

  • Natural England (SSSI information)
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3 : Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire|Sites of Special Scientific Interest notified in 1974|Cotswolds

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