Horton Clay Pit facts for kids
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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| Area of Search | West Sussex |
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| Interest | Geological |
| Area | 0.4 hectares (0.99 acres) |
| Notification | 1991 |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Horton Clay Pit is a 0.4-hectare (0.99-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Small Dole in West Sussex. It is a Geological Conservation Review site.
This site displays a thick and stratigaphically important sequence of rocks dating to the Folkestone Beds of the Early Cretaceous. It shows evidence of a major structural basin which controlled sedimentation in the western Weald.
The site is a working quarry with no public access.
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