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Scaynes Hill
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Footpath branching away from Blackbrook Lane - geograph.org.uk - 1386093.jpg
Area of Search East Sussex
Interest Geological
Area 0.04 hectares (0.099 acres)
Notification 1999
Location map Magic Map

Scaynes Hill is a 0.04-hectare (0.099-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-west of Newick in East Sussex. It is a Geological Conservation Review site.

This disused quarry and road section exposes yellow sandstone of the Grinstead Clay, dating to the Valanginian stage around 135 million years ago. The sandstone was deposited by a meandering river.

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