Allington Quarry
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Condition (Natural England)
| Unit | Feature | Condition | Area (ha) | Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TQ743575 | — | Unfavourable Declining | 0.82 | 2011-11-24 |
Geology & landscape
Mining / Industrial: Quarry · Geological Period: Quaternary
Landscape processes: Periglacial
Description
Area, 0.61 ha. 1.5 ac. Description Allington Quarry is an important site for Pleistocene geomorphology, providing an extensive section through a series of loess filled gulls. The gulls do not appear to have been affected by downslope mass movements and are probably the produce of ice wedging and other periglacial processes. Allington Quarry is exceptional in demonstrating the lateral extent and depth of gulls and for the rare opportunity it presents to study the formation and development of gulls in the absence of downslope mass movements. The gulls and loess, together with the fossil faunas contained in the latter, also provide a record of Pleistocene processes and environments.