Greatness Brickworks is a 7.8-hectare (19-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Sevenoaks in Kent.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3]

Greatness Brickworks
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationKent
Grid referenceTQ 535 577[1]
InterestGeological
Area7.8 hectares (19 acres)[1]
Notification1987[1]
Location mapMagic Map

This Cretaceous site is highly fossiliferous, with many ammonites. It is described by Natural England as "of vital importance in biostratigraphic research on the Gault of the Weald".[4]

The site is private land with no public access.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Greatness Brickworks". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Map of Greatness Brickworks". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Sevenoaks (Aptian-Albian)". Geological Conservation Review. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Archived from the original on 2018-01-12. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Greatness Brickworks citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 12 March 2018.

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