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River Line SSSI
Site of Special Scientific Interest
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Area of Search East Sussex
Interest Geological
Area 2.2 hectares (5.4 acres)
Notification 1997
Location map Magic Map

River Line SSSI is a 2.2-hectare (5.4-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Robertsbridge in East Sussex. It is a Geological Conservation Review site.

This site exposes a sequence of sections in the Purbeck Beds, which date to the Upper Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous periods. The sections throw light on the environment of the period and some are marine, with fossil ostracods and crustaceans.

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