Harford Railway Cutting
{{Short description|Geological site in Gloucestershire, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox SSSI
|image=
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|name=Harford Railway Cutting
|aos=Gloucestershire
|interest=Geological
|gridref={{gbmappingsmall|SP135218}} to {{gbmappingsmall|SP141215}}
|coordinates = {{coord|51.895037|-1.804496|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline,title}}
|area=1.2 hectare
|notifydate=1974
|enref=1002642
}}
Harford Railway Cutting ({{gbmappingsmall|SP135218}} to {{gbmappingsmall|SP141215}}) is a {{convert|1.2|ha|adj=on}} geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1974.[http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/Special/sssi/sssi_details.cfm?sssi_id=1002642 Natural England SSSI information on the citation][http://www.localplan.cotswold.gov.uk/localplan/text/texta1.htm Cotswold District Local Plan, Appendix 1, Sites of Special Scientific Interest] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326123052/http://www.localplan.cotswold.gov.uk/localplan/text/texta1.htm |date=2012-03-26 }} The site is listed in the 'Cotswold District' Local Plan 2001-2011 (on line) as a Regionally Important Geological Site (RIGS).[http://www.localplan.cotswold.gov.uk/localplan/text/texta3.htm Cotswold District Local Plan, Appendix 3, Regionally Important Geological Sites] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326122913/http://www.localplan.cotswold.gov.uk/localplan/text/texta3.htm |date=2012-03-26 }}
Location and geology
The site was formerly called Roundhill Railway Cuttings and lies within the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty near the River Windrush. The site exposures a critical Cotswold section in the Inferior Oolite of the Jurassic period spanning two stages and shows a sequence from the Aalenian Harford Sands and Tilestone of the Lower
Inferior Oolite through the Clypeus Grit. Research publications report the site of prime importance in showing one of the few continuous sections through the Middle and Upper Inferior Oolite. This has resulted in a significantly complete set of records of consecutive ammonite faunas.
References
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SSSI Source
- [http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/Special/sssi/sssi_details.cfm?sssi_id=1002642 Natural England SSSI information on the citation]
- [http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/Special/sssi/unit_details.cfm?situnt_id=1013466 Natural England SSSI information on the Harford Railway Cutting unit]
External links
- [http://www.naturalengland.org.uk Natural England] (SSSI information)
{{SSSIs Gloucs geological}}
Category:Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire
Category:Sites of Special Scientific Interest notified in 1974
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