Dee Cliffs (SSSI)
Location and Access Information
Grid Reference: SJ 411545 to SJ 414543
Dewatering structure in sandstone.
This river cliff section is located at the village of Farndon on the River Dee in north-west Cheshire. The sections are very close to the bridge over the river and access to the riverbank to view the sections can be gained by the riverside footpaths. Limited parking is available in either Farndon or Holt on the other side of the river.
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Geological Interest
The Dee Cliffs section at this locality exposes a sequence of rocks within the Triassic (205-142 million years ago) Chester Pebble Beds Formation. During this Period of geological time arid, desert conditions prevailed in the area now formed by Britain. The sequence here comprises sandstones and pebbly sandstones which show features characteristic of deposition by a large braided river that crossed the desert plain in a north-westerly direction.
