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Muswell Hill
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Shotover iron sand field, Muswell Hill, near Brill - geograph.org.uk - 180096.jpg
Area of Search Buckinghamshire
Interest Geological
Area 0.2 hectares
Notification 1992
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Muswell Hill is a 0.2 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-west of Brill in Buckinghamshire. The local planning authorities are Buckinghamshire County Council and Aylesbury Vale District Council. It is listed by the Joint Nature Conservation Committee as a Geological Conservation Review site.

This site has sandstones and sandy ironstones. It is problematic as their precise age and the circumstances of deposition are uncertain, but they are thought to be early Cretaceous, with late Jurassic underlying layers. There is considerable potential for further research on dating the transition between the two periods.

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