Glenthorne
Site of Special Scientific Interest
51°14′02″N 3°43′13″W / 51.23383°N 3.72018°W / 51.23383; -3.72018
Glenthorne (grid reference SS800497) is a 13.3 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in the parish of Oare within the Exmoor National Park, on the border of Somerset and Devon, notified in 1989.
Glenthorne is a Geological Conservation Review site because of the Trentishoe Formation of the Hangman Sandstone Group. The Hangman Sandstone represents the Middle Devonian sequence of North Devon and Somerset.[1] These are unusual freshwater deposits in the Hangman Grits, which were mainly formed in desert conditions.[2]
References
External links
- English Nature website (SSSI information)
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- Devon United Mine
- Glenthorne
- Meadfoot Sea Road