Prospect Quarry
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Prospect Quarry is a 4.3 hectare Site of special scientific interest
which is located north-west of the village of Shalcombe
located close to the south-west coast of the Isle of Wight
. The site was notified in 1971 for both its biological and geological features.
Site of Special Scientific Interest
A Site of Special Scientific Interest is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom. SSSIs are the basic building block of site-based nature conservation legislation and most other legal nature/geological conservation designations in Great Britain are based upon...
which is located north-west of the village of Shalcombe
Shalcombe
Shalcombe is a village on the Isle of Wight towards the west in an area known as West Wight . It is situated along the B3399 road and is about 4.5 miles away from Yarmouth, the village's closest town. Public transport is provided by Southern Vectis buses on route 7....
located close to the south-west coast of the Isle of Wight
Isle of Wight
The Isle of Wight is a county and the largest island of England, located in the English Channel, on average about 2–4 miles off the south coast of the county of Hampshire, separated from the mainland by a strait called the Solent...
. The site was notified in 1971 for both its biological and geological features.