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Laycock Railway Cutting, the Glossary

Laycock Railway Cutting is a 1.3 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Milborne Port in Somerset, notified in 1993.^[1]

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Ammonoidea

Ammonoids are extinct spiral shelled cephalopods comprising the subclass Ammonoidea.

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Bathonian

In the geologic timescale the Bathonian is an age and stage of the Middle Jurassic.

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Fuller's earth

Fuller's earth is a term for various clays used as an absorbent, filter, or bleaching agent.

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Geological Conservation Review

The Geological Conservation Review (GCR) is produced by the UK's Joint Nature Conservation Committee and is designed to identify those sites of national and international importance needed to show all the key scientific elements of the geological and geomorphological features of Britain.

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Hectare

The hectare (SI symbol: ha) is a non-SI metric unit of area equal to a square with 100-metre sides (1 hm2), that is, 10,000 square meters (10,000 m2), and is primarily used in the measurement of land.

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Milborne Port

Milborne Port is a village, electoral ward and civil parish in Somerset, England, east of Sherborne, and in the South Somerset district.

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Site of Special Scientific Interest

A site of special scientific interest (SSSI) in Great Britain, or an area of special scientific interest (ASSI) in the Isle of Man and Northern Ireland, is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom and Isle of Man.

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