Aylesford Pit

Aylesford Pit is a 1.5-hectare (3.7-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Maidstone in Kent.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3]

Aylesford Pit
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Area of SearchKent
Grid referenceTQ 730 595[1]
InterestGeological
Area1.5 hectares (3.7 acres)[1]
Notification1991[1]
Location mapMagic Map

This Pleistocene site has yielded many mammalian bones and paleolithic artefacts, but its geographical isolation from other sites in the Thames sequence makes its precise correlation uncertain.[4]

The site is private land with no public access.

References

  1. "Designated Sites View: Aylesford Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  2. "Map of Aylesford Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  3. "Aylesford (Quaternary of South-East England)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Archived from the original on 12 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  4. "Aylesford Pit citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 23 April 2018.

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