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Houghton Green Cliff

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Houghton Green Cliff
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Houghton Green Cliff (1).jpg
Location East Sussex, United Kingdom
Grid reference TQ 930 224 [1]
InterestGeological
Area0.14 hectares (0.35 acres) [1]
Notification 1992 [1]
Location map Magic Map

Houghton Green Cliff is a 0.14-hectare (0.35-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Rye in East Sussex, United Kingdom. [1] [2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site. [3]

This site exposes the Cliff End Sandstone Member of the Wadhurst Clay Formation, part of the Wealden Group, which dates to the Lower Cretaceous between 140 and 100 million years ago. It is a key site for studies of sandstone bodies in the clay formation. [4]

The site is at the side of a public road.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Houghton Green Cliff". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "Map of Houghton Green Cliff". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  3. ↑ "Iden (Wealden)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  4. ↑ "Houghton Green Cliff citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 19 March 2019.

50°58′08″N0°44′55″E / 50.9690°N 0.7487°E / 50.9690; 0.7487

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