Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
![]() Toad Rock | |
Location | Kent |
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Grid reference | TQ 568 395 [1] |
Interest | Geological |
Area | 2.7 hectares (6.7 acres) [1] |
Notification | 1992 [1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Rusthall Common is a 2.7-hectare (6.7-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Rusthall, a suburb of Tunbridge Wells in Kent. [1] [2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site. [3] It is owned by the Manor of Rusthall and managed by Tunbridge Wells Commons Conservators. [4]
This Quaternary site is important for its examples of sandstone weathering, especially Toad Rock, which stands on a narrow base moulded by periglacial wind erosion. [5]
There is access to the site from Rusthall Road.