Glenthorne
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| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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| Location | Somerset & Devon |
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| Grid reference | SS800497 |
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| Interest | Geological |
| Area | 13.3 hectares (0.133 km2; 0.051 sq mi) |
| Notification | 1989 |
| Natural England website | |
Glenthorne (grid reference SS800497) is a 13.3 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in the parish of Oare within the Exmoor National Park, on the border of Somerset and Devon, notified in 1989.
Glenthorne is a Geological Conservation Review site because of the Trentishoe Formation of the Hangman Sandstone Group. The Hangman Sandstone represents the Middle Devonian sequence of North Devon and Somerset.[1] These are unusual freshwater deposits in the Hangman Grits, which were mainly formed in desert conditions.[2]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ English Nature web side for the site Archived May 25, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
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External links
[edit | edit source]- English Nature website (SSSI information)