Crime Rigg and Sherburn Hill Quarries

Site of Special Scientific Interest in County Durham, England

Crime Rigg and Sherburn Hill Quarries

Site of Special Scientific Interest

Location| MAGiC MaP
Nearest city| City of Durham
Coordinates| 54°46′7″N 1°27′58″W﻿ / ﻿54.76861°N 1.46611°W﻿ / 54.76861; -1.46611
Area| 23.22 ha (57.4 acres)
Established| 1968
Governing body| Natural England
Website| Crime Rigg Quarry SSSI

Crime Rigg and Sherburn Hill Quarries is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in County Durham, England. It lies about 1 kilometre (0.6 mi) east of the village of Sherburn Hill and about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) east of the city of Durham.

The site is a working quarry in which is exposed a sequence of Lower Permian Yellow Sands overlying Marl Slate and Lower Magnesian Limestone. The exposures of Permian sands exhibit complex cross-bedding that is believed to represent ancient seif dune deposits. [1]

## References

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1. ^ "Crime Rigg Quarry : Reasons for SSSI status" (PDF). Natural England. Retrieved 1 April 2022.

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