Southerham Grey Pit

Lewes, Italy

Southerham Grey Pit is a 8.5-hectare (21-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-east of Lewes in East Sussex. It is a Geological Conservation Review site. This site exposes rocks dating to the Cenomanian stage of the Late Cretaceous, around 100 million years ago. It has preserved

many inoceramid bivalves which are not found elsewhere in Britain and are important for regional correlation. It is also the last remaining source for fossil fish in the area.

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Nearby

The Dripping Pan stadium · 1 km away
Mount Caburn castelli · 2 km away
Lewes Free Presbyterian Church chiese · 2 km away
Lewes Priory archeo · 2 km away
Southover General Baptist Chapel chiese · 2 km away
Lewes War Memorial sculpture · 2 km away
Town Hall town_hall · 2 km away
Anne of Cleves House musei · 2 km away