Neepsend Railway Cutting
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Condition (Natural England)
| Unit | Feature | Condition | Area (ha) | Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SK343896 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 1.51 | 2022-04-25 |
| SK344892 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 1.51 | 2022-04-25 |
| SK345890 | — | Unfavourable Recovering | 1.51 | 2022-04-25 |
Geology & landscape
Geological Period: Carboniferous · Rock Type: Sandstone
Description
Area, 1.4 ha. 3.5 ac. Description The rock outcrops are within the eastern side of a railway cutting, to the north of the Sheffield conurbation. This is the best available exposure in the eastern Pennines area of the sequence between the Crawshaw Sandstone Formation and the Norton Coal lower Westphalian A Carboniferous. It shows a predominantly lacustrine sequence, with abundant non marine bivalves of the Carbonicola lenisulcata Biozone. There is also some evidence of the periodic marine incursions that characterize the lower Westphalian A sequence of northern Britain. It provides a valuable comparison with the coeval sequences found further to the west such as Goyt’s Moss and Upholland and allows a more complete palaeogeographical reconstruction to be achieved for this early part of the Westphalian. A site of considerable scientific interest.