Hastingford Cutting
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationEast Sussex
Grid referenceTQ 523 259[1]
InterestGeological
Area0.04 hectares (0.099 acres)[1]
Notification1990[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Hastingford Cutting is a 0.04-hectare (0.099-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Crowborough in East Sussex.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3]

This site exposes rocks dating to the Hastings Beds of the Early Cretaceous. It has coarse sandstone with pebbles and fossil charcoal in a channel which is interpreted as part of a braided system. It underlies a layer which is thought to be part of the shore of a lake.[4]

The site is on the side of Hastingford Lane.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Hastingford Cutting". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  2. ↑ "Map of Hastingford Cutting". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "Hadlow Down (Wealden)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  4. ↑ "Hastingford Cutting citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
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