Chartham Hatch Pit |
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At a local level it is the only remaining pit in this part of Kent that exposes this interval of the chalk and thus provides a link between the coastal sites and those of the Medway Valley region, for example, the RIGS at Cliffe Pools. The site also has good educational potential Chartham Hatch Pit is a small abandoned and partly overgrown chalk pit to the southwest of Canterbury and south of the village of Chartham Hatch. It provides a section through the soft flinty chalks of the middle part of the Micraster coranguinum zone of the Upper Chalk.
Chartham Hatch Pit was surveyed for designation as a RIGS in August 2005 Access And SafetyPermission to visit must be obtained from the owner. Access is relatively easy as the road is adjacent. There is parking for one car. Special care must be exercised when visiting the quarry as the faces are vertical and there is the risk of falling debris. The quarry floor is uneven under foot and is moderately vegetated. Photographs were taken by Dr. David Wray |
(Regionally Important Geological Sites)
RIGS are geological sites that are important for historical, scientific research or educational reasons.
(Sites of Special Scientific Interest)
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