Botany Hill, formerly known as Botany Quarry, is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Teesdale district of south-west County Durham, England. It occupies a position on both sides of How Gill, just under 1 km north of the village of Hury, in Baldersdale.
| Botany Hill | |
|---|---|
  Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
| Location | MAGiC MaP |
| Nearest town | Barnard Castle |
| Coordinates | 54°34′48″N 2°4′13″W / 54.58000°N 2.07028°W |
| Area | 3.75 ha (9.3 acres) |
| Established | 1984 |
| Governing body | Natural England |
| Website | Botany Hill SSSI |
The site is important as the type locality of the Botany Limestone,[1][2] a widespread marker horizon that is key to an understanding of the stratigraphy of the Namurian sediments of the North Pennines and Northumberland Trough. [3]
References
edit- ^ Carruthers, R G (1937). "Alston Moor to Botany and Tanhill". Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society. 23: 236–253. doi:10.1144/pygs.23.4.236.
- ^ Reading, Harold G (1957). "The stratigraphy and structure of the Cotherstone Syncline". Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society. 113: 27–56. doi:10.1144/GSL.JGS.1957.113.01-04.03.
- ^ "Botany Hill SSSI : Reasons for designating the SSSI status" (PDF). Natural England. Retrieved 1 March 2022.