Salthill and Bellmanpark Quarries
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Condition (Natural England)
| Unit | Feature | Condition | Area (ha) | Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD753426 | — | Favourable | 13.41 | 2020-07-01 |
| SD757425 | — | Favourable | 13.41 | 2020-07-01 |
| SD761427 | — | Favourable | 4.23 | 2010-11-09 |
Geology & landscape
Geological Period: Carboniferous · Rock Type: Carboniferous Limestone, Limestone
Description
Area,18.0 hectares 44.5 ac Description This geological site straddles the A671 road immediately to the north east of Clitheroe and is comprised of three adjacent disused quarries. The famous Carboniferous Limestone site is the type locality for the fossiliferous Salthill Bank Beds Chadian and the Salthill Cap Beds Arundian of the Clitheroe Limestone Complex. It provides the best sections through the Chadian and the Knoll Reefs of the Craven Basin and some of the finest such sections in the English Lower Carboniferous. It shows three dimensional relationships of reefs associated sediments and rich marine, especially echinoderm, faunas and is a key site for studies offauna, carbonate sedimentology diagenesis and palaeoecology in the Lower Carboniferous.