Turners Hill SSSI

Turners Hill
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Location within West Sussex
Area of Search West Sussex
Grid reference TQ339354
Coordinates 51°06′15″N 0°05′09″W / 51.10403°N 0.08589°W / 51.10403; -0.08589Coordinates: 51°06′15″N 0°05′09″W / 51.10403°N 0.08589°W / 51.10403; -0.08589
Interest Geological
Area 0.16 ha (0.40 acres)
Notification 1981 (1981)
Natural England website

Turners Hill is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Mid Sussex in the county of West Sussex, England. It is situated in the parish of Turners Hill.

As a disused quarry, it is of geological interest. The surrounding rock is of Ardingly sandstone, the workings of the quarry has left vertical and horizontal sections to give a three-dimensional snapshot of the paleoenvironment.[1] The site is currently in an unfavourable condition due to vegetation growth.[2]

References

  1. "SSSI Citation Turners Hill" (PDF). Natural England. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
  2. "SSSI unit information". English Nature. Retrieved 26 April 2009.
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