Barrington Pit
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
| File:Barrington Pit 1.jpg | |
| Location | Cambridgeshire |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TL 383 491[1] |
| Interest | Geological |
| Area | 3.8 hectares[1] |
| Notification | 1989[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Barrington Pit is a 3.8-hectare (9.4-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Barrington in Cambridgeshire.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3]
This site is described by Natural England as of national importance for its mammal fossils, most of which were found around 1900. Species include hippopotamuses, straight-tusked elephants, lions, aurochs and spotted hyenas. They probably date to the warm Eemian period, around 130,000 to 115,000 years ago.[4]
The site is private land, part of which is now covered by housing.
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