Leighton Road Cutting
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| Leighton Road Cutting | |
|---|---|
| Area of Search | Somerset |
| Grid Reference | ST702437 |
| Interest | Geological |
| Area | 0.6 hectare |
| Notification | 1984 |
| Location Map | English Nature |
Leighton Road Cutting (grid reference ST702437) is a 0.6 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Somerset, notified in 1984. It is a Geological Conservation Review site
Leighton Road Cutting provides exposure of a series of early Jurassic limestones, of Lower Lias age, which are the only known outcrops of these particular rocks to occur in a normal horizontally-bedded sequence in the Mendips. The discovery of the Leighton Road Cutting sections enabled geologists to understand how the fissure infills seen widely throughout the Mendips had been formed.
[edit] Source
- English Nature citation sheet for the site (accessed 10 August 2006)
[edit] External links
- English Nature website (SSSI information)
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