Quarries · South West England
Teffont Evias Quarry and Lane Cutting
In or near Baverstock.
Teffont Evias Quarry and Lane Cutting — Geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Tisbury · 4.9 km
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Teffont Evias Quarry and Lane Cutting, the nearest railway station is Tisbury, located 4.9 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is SP3 5RL. Entry details are not specified, so please check in advance for any fees or accessibility options.
About
Teffont Evias Quarry and Lane Cutting is a quarry in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: Site of Special Scientific Interest. Wikidata describes it as: "Geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, England". Coordinates: 51.0783°, -2.0142°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Teffont Evias Quarry / Lane Cutting SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Avon System SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Teffont Evias Quarry and Lane Cutting is a 3.6 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest at Teffont Evias in Wiltshire, England, notified in 1989. It consists of two parts, Teffont Evias Quarry (grid reference ST990310), and Teffont Evias Lane Cutting (grid reference ST994309). Forest trees are currently growing on both sites, but there are small accessible exposures on the sides of quarry and roadway cuttings. The sites offer exposures of a mid-Purbeck Lagerstätte, fine-grained limestone rock with good conditions for fossilization. These rocks and fossils were deposited after shallow seas receded about 146 million years ago. They record a warm environment of lakes and coastal lagoons, with occasional marine transgressions such as the Cinder Bed. Large fossils are rare, but there are insects of at least four Orders, fish, and crocodilians, also remains of vegetation, including a large tree and Charales. The charophytes, Clavator reidi, may have grown in a lake 1-2m deep or somewhat more.
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- Coordinates
- 51.0783, -2.0142
- District
- Wiltshire
- Parish
- Teffont
- Postcode
- SP3 5RL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Salisbury
- Nearest railway station
- Tisbury — 4.9 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q14995533 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Teffont Evias Quarry and Lane Cutting (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Teffont Evias Quarry and Lane Cutting?
- Teffont Evias Quarry and Lane Cutting is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SP3 5RL), in the parish of Teffont.
- What is Teffont Evias Quarry and Lane Cutting?
- Teffont Evias Quarry and Lane Cutting — Geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, England.
- How do I get to Teffont Evias Quarry and Lane Cutting?
- The nearest railway station is Tisbury, about 4.9 km away. Drivers can use postcode SP3 5RL.
- Is Teffont Evias Quarry and Lane Cutting a listed building?
- Teffont Evias Quarry and Lane Cutting is officially recognised as Site of Special Scientific Interest listed.
- Is Teffont Evias Quarry and Lane Cutting a protected site?
- Yes — Teffont Evias Quarry and Lane Cutting is part of the Teffont Evias Quarry / Lane Cutting SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the River Avon System SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Teffont Evias Quarry and Lane Cutting?
- The nearest railway station is Tisbury, about 4.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SP3 5RL.