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Castle Lime Works Quarry

Coordinates: 51°42′31″N 0°13′22″W / 51.70868°N 0.22268°W / 51.70868; -0.22268
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Castle Lime Works Quarry
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationHertfordshire
Grid referenceTL229026
InterestGeological
Area1.6 hectares
Notification1986
Location mapMagic Map

Castle Lime Works Quarry is a 1.6 hectares (4.0 acres) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest near South Mimms in Hertfordshire. The site was notified in 1986 under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. The site is a disused chalk quarry and according to Natural England:

This reveals extensive piping in the top of the chalk resulting from solution at the Chalk - Tertiary sediment interface. Believed to have formed during the Tertiary and Pleistocene, it is the finest exposure of clay-filled pipes in the Chalk Karst of England.[1][2]

The site is on private land and there is no public access.

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References

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  1. ^ "Castle Lime Works Quarry citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Map of Castle Lime Works Quarry". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 15 January 2015.

51°42′31″N 0°13′22″W / 51.70868°N 0.22268°W / 51.70868; -0.22268