| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 | |
| Location | Hertfordshire |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TL229026 |
| Interest | Geological |
| Area | 1.6 hectares |
| Notification | 1986 |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Castle Lime Works Quarry is a 1.6 hectares (4.0 acres) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest near South Mimms in Hertfordshire. The site was notified in 1986 under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. The site is a disused chalk quarry and according to Natural England:
- This reveals extensive piping in the top of the chalk resulting from solution at the Chalk - Tertiary sediment interface. Believed to have formed during the Tertiary and Pleistocene, it is the finest exposure of clay-filled pipes in the Chalk Karst of England.[1][2]
The site is on private land and there is no public access.
See also
References
- ↑ "Castle Lime Works Quarry citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ↑ "Map of Castle Lime Works Quarry". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
51°42′31″N 0°13′22″W / 51.70868°N 0.22268°W
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