Dalby Hill

Site of Special Scientific Interest · 53.2046, 0.1081

Condition (Natural England)

Favourable (1)
UnitFeatureConditionArea (ha)Assessed
TF409695 Favourable 0.23 2011-02-02

Geology & landscape

Geological Period: Cretaceous · Rock Type: Sandstone

Description

Area,0.2 ha Description This locality is vital in representing the only exposure of the roach Stone, a calcareous sandstone developed in the Fulletby Beds of the Southern Wolds. The site is also significant in having been the source of an interesting brachiopod fauna and the type locality for three new species. A key Barremian site important in Lower Cretaceous stratigraphic studies.