Kenn Church, Kenn Pier & Yew Tree Farm SSSI

Kenn Church, Kenn Pier & Yew Tree Farm SSSI (grid reference ST415689) is a 15.37 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest near the village of Kenn, Somerset, notified in 1997.

Kenn Church, Kenn Pier & Yew Tree Farm
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Location within Somerset
Area of SearchAvon
Grid referenceST415689
Coordinates51.4215°N 2.8427°W / 51.4215; -2.8427
InterestGeological
Area15.37 hectares (0.1537 km2; 0.0593 sq mi)
Notification1997 (1997)
Natural England website

The site is listed in the Geological Conservation Review because it consists of a complex sequence of Pleistocene sediments, including coarse glacial outwash gravels at the base overlain by a complex sequence of interglacial freshwater, estuarine and marine sands. The sequence is then capped by aeolian (windblown) coversands and Holocene silts.[1]

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