Quarry Steps, Durdham Down

Quarry Steps, Durdham Down
Site of Special Scientific Interest

Area of Search	Avon
Grid reference	ST573747
Interest	Geological
Area	0.006 hectare
Notification	1990
Location map	English Nature

It was in this area that the first Thecodontosaurus fossil was discovered in 1834.

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Geological Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Avon

Aust Cliff Avon Gorge Banwell Caves Banwell Ochre Caves Barnhill Quarry Barns Batch Spinney Bickley Wood Bleadon Hill Bourne Bowlditch Quarry Brinkmarsh Quarry Brown's Folly Buckover Road Cutting Burrington Combe Cattybrook Brickpit Clevedon Shore Compton Martin Ochre Mine Court Hill Cullimore's Quarry Damery Road Section Dundry Main Road South Quarry Gordano Valley Ham Green Hampton Rocks Cutting Hartcliff Rocks Quarry Hawkesbury Quarry Hinton Charterhouse Pit Hinton Hill, Wellow Holly Lane Huish Colliery Quarry Kenn Church, Kenn Pier & Yew Tree Farm Kilmersdon Road Quarry Lower Woods Lulsgate Quarry Middle Hope Newton St Loe Nightingale Valley North Road Quarry, Bath Portishead Pier to Black Nore Quarry Steps, Durdham Down Severn Estuary Slickstones Quarry, Cromhall Spring Cove Cliffs Stidham Farm Tytherington Quarry Weston-in-Gordano Winterbourne Railway Cutting Writhlington

Neighbouring areas Gloucestershire Somerset Wiltshire

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