Duncroft Farm Pit
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationHampshire
Grid referenceSU 476 590[1]
InterestGeological
Area0.1 hectares (0.25 acres)[1]
Notification1991[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Duncroft Farm Pit is a 0.1-hectare (0.25-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Kingsclere in Hampshire.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3]

This site exposes beds dating to the Upper Chalk of the Late Cretaceous epoch, 100 to 66 million years ago. The strata are in the middle of the Kingsclere Monocline, a steep fold which is thought to be due to later movement in the underlying rocks.[4]

The site is private land with no public access.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Duncroft Farm Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  2. "Map of Duncroft Farm Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  3. "Duncroft Farm Pit (Alpine Structures of Southern England)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  4. "Duncroft Farm Pit citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 10 May 2020.

51°19′41″N 1°19′05″W / 51.328°N 1.318°W / 51.328; -1.318

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