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|image= Barrington Pit 1.jpg |image_caption = |name= Barrington Pit |aos= Cambridgeshire |interest=Geological |gridref={{gbmappingsmall| TL 383 491 }}[1] |area= 3.8 hectares[1] |notifydate= 1989[1] |map=Magic Map }}Barrington Pit is a 3.8 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Barrington in Cambridgeshire.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3] This site is described by Natural England as of national importance for its mammal fossils, most of which were found around 1900. Species include hippopotamuses, straight-tusked elephants, lions, aurochs and spotted hyenas. They probably date to the warm Eemian period, around 130,000 to 115,000 years ago.[4] The site is private land, part of which is now covered by housing. References1. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1000038&SiteName=barrington&countyCode=&responsiblePerson= |title=Designated Sites View: Barrington Pit | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate = 29 September 2016}} {{commons category|Barrington Pit}}{{coord| 52.123| 0.019|type:landmark_region:GB-BNE|display=title}}{{SSSIs Cambridgeshire}}2. ^{{cite web|url= http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271000038%27|title=Map of Barrington Pit|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 29 September 2016}} 3. ^{{cite web|url= http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=4174&gcr=1167|title= Barrington Pit (Pleistocene Vertebrata) |publisher=Joint Nature Conservation Committee|accessdate= 29 September 2016}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1000038.pdf|title=Barrington Pit citation|series=Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate=29 September 2016|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303222857/http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1000038.pdf|archivedate=3 March 2016|df=}} 1 : Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Cambridgeshire |
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