Veizey's Quarry
{{Short description|Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2023}}
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|area=1.4 hectare
|notifydate=1974
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Veizey's Quarry ({{gbmapping|ST881944}}) is a 1.4 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Tetbury in Gloucestershire, notified in 1974. It is in the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/Special/sssi/sssi_details.cfm?sssi_id=1002856 Natural England SSSI information on citation, map and unit details]{{Cite web |url=http://www.localplan.cotswold.gov.uk/localplan/text/texta1.htm |title=Cotswold District Local Plan, Appendix 1, Sites of Special Scientific Interest |access-date=2012-09-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326123052/http://www.localplan.cotswold.gov.uk/localplan/text/texta1.htm |archive-date=2012-03-26 |url-status=dead }} The site is listed in the 'Cotswold District' Local Plan 2001-2011 (on line) as a Key Wildlife Site (KWS) and a Regionally Important Geological Site (RIGS).{{Cite web |url=http://www.localplan.cotswold.gov.uk/localplan/text/texta2.htm |title=Cotswold District Local Plan, Appendix 2, Key Wildlife Sites |access-date=2013-10-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131013215021/http://www.localplan.cotswold.gov.uk/localplan/text/texta2.htm |archive-date=2013-10-13 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.localplan.cotswold.gov.uk/localplan/text/texta3.htm |title=Cotswold District Local Plan, Appendix 3, Regionally Important Geological Sites |access-date=2012-09-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326122913/http://www.localplan.cotswold.gov.uk/localplan/text/texta3.htm |archive-date=2012-03-26 |url-status=dead }}
Geology
The Quarry exposes the Upper Bathonian Athelstan Oolite and also the overlying Forest Marble. These are limestones of the Jurassic Period which was laid down 160 million years ago. This is considered the best example in the Tetbury area of the development of the Athelstan Oolite. This particular exposure is important in facies and stratigraphic interpretation of the Bathonian rocks.
References
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Sources
- [http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/Special/sssi/sssi_details.cfm?sssi_id=1002856 Natural England SSSI information on citation, map and unit details]
External links
- [http://www.naturalengland.org.uk Natural England] (SSSI information)
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Category:Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire
Category:Sites of Special Scientific Interest notified in 1974
Category:Quarries in Gloucestershire
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