Dryhill is an geological

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 ...

on the western outskirts of Sevenoaks in Kent. It is a Geological Conservation Review site, and an area of is a Local Nature Reserve This former quarry exposes rocks dating to the

Aptian The Aptian is an age in the geologic timescale or a stage in the stratigraphic column. It is a subdivision of the Early or Lower Cretaceous Epoch or Series and encompasses the time from 121.4 ± 1.0 Ma to 113.0 ± 1.0 Ma (million years ago), a ...

stage in the early Cretaceous, around 120 million years ago. It is famous for its rich and diverse brachiopod and

bivalve Bivalvia (), in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class of marine and freshwater molluscs that have laterally compressed bodies enclosed by a shell consisting of two hinged parts. As a group, bival ...

fossils, which are important for palaeoecological research. There is access from Dryhill Lane.

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{{Local Nature Reserves in Kent Local Nature Reserves in Kent Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Kent Geological Conservation Review sites