Histon Road SSSI
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Histon Road is a 0.6-hectare (1.5-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cambridge.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3]
Histon Road is described by
Eemian interglacial, around 120,000 years ago. There are many deposits of molluscs and pollen.[4]
The site has been filled in and is now allotments.[4] There is no public access.
References
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Histon Road". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
- ^ "Map of Histon Road". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
- ^ "Histon Road (Quaternary of East Anglia)". Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Histon Road citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
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