Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Location | Norfolk |
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Grid reference | TM 380 929 [1] |
Interest | Geological |
Area | 6.5 hectares (16 acres) [1] |
Notification | 1994 [1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Leet Hill, Kirby Cane is a 6.5-hectare (16-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Kirby Cane in Norfolk. [1] [2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site. [3]
This is a quarry which has a sequence of deposits dating to the Middle Pleistocene, with the base of gravels laid down by a confluence to two rivers, above that glacial gravels, and then a sequence of chalky sands probably also laid down by glaciers. [4]
The site is a working quarry and there is no public access.