Miller's Hill, Milborne Wick
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Miller's Hill, Milborne Wick is a 0.6 hectares (1.5 acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest at Milborne Wick in Somerset
, notified in 1985.
Miller's Hill is an important and historically famous locality for studies of Middle Jurassic
(Bajocian) stratigraphy
and palaeontology.
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
, notified in 1985.
Miller's Hill is an important and historically famous locality for studies of Middle Jurassic
Jurassic
The Jurassic is a geologic period and system that extends from about Mya to Mya, that is, from the end of the Triassic to the beginning of the Cretaceous. The Jurassic constitutes the middle period of the Mesozoic era, also known as the age of reptiles. The start of the period is marked by...
(Bajocian) stratigraphy
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphy, a branch of geology, studies rock layers and layering . It is primarily used in the study of sedimentary and layered volcanic rocks....
and palaeontology.
Source
- English Nature citation sheet for the site (accessed 10 August 2006)
External links
- English Nature website (SSSI information)