Haresfield Beacon (grid reference SO819088) is a 0.73-hectare (1.8-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1985.[1] The site is listed in the ‘Stroud District’ Local Plan, adopted November 2005, Appendix 6 (online for download) as an SSSI and a Regionally Important Geological Site (RIGS).[2]

Haresfield Beacon

Site of Special Scientific Interest
View from Haresfield Beacon
Location within Gloucestershire
Location	Gloucestershire
Grid reference	SO819088
Coordinates	51.778022°N 2.263028°W / 51.778022; -2.263028
Interest	Geological
Area	0.73 hectare
Notification	1985
Natural England website

Location and geology

The site was formerly called Haresfield Hill and is considered a classic site of significant importance for its Jurassic rocks. The site includes the Cotswold Cephalopod Bed of the Upper Lias, and the scissum Beds of the Inferior Oolite. Its most important significance is the rich fossil fauna exposed for research purposes and dating the succession.[1]

References

SSSI Source

• Natural England SSSI information on the citation
• Natural England SSSI information on the Haresfield Beacon unit

External links

• Natural England (SSSI information)

Media related to Haresfield Beacon at Wikimedia Commons

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