| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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  Location within Somerset | |
| Location | Avon |
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| Grid reference | ST767646 |
| Coordinates | 51°22′48″N2°20′10″W / 51.37997°N 2.33617°W /51.37997; -2.33617 |
| Interest | Geological |
| Area | 0.3 hectares (0.0030 km2; 0.0012 sq mi) |
| Notification | 1990 (1990) |
| Natural England website | |
North Road Quarry, Bath (grid referenceST767646) is a 0.3hectaregeological Site of Special Scientific Interest close toSham Castle in the city ofBath, Somerset,notified in 1990.
It is aGeological Conservation Review site because it contains an exposure ofOolite, which shows a very clear example of dip-and-fault structure. In addition it revealsPleistocene 'plateaugravels' made up offlint,chert,limestone,coal,shales,sandstone andconglomerate, sometimes in a silty matrix, sometimes clast supported.[1]
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