Hamstead Marshall Pit
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Hamstead Marshall Pit is a 0.2-hectare (0.49-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Hamstead Marshall in Berkshire.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3]
This former gravel pit exposes gravels of the
Middle Palaeolithic in the area.[4]
References
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- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Hamstead Marshall Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ "Map of Hamstead Marshall Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ "Hamstead Marshall Gravel Pit (Quaternary of the Thames)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 4 October 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Hosfield, Robert (January 2007). "Lower/Middle Palaeolithic (Berkshire)" (PDF). Oxford Archaeology.