The Dungeon SSSI

The Dungeon
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Location within Merseyside
Area of Search Merseyside
Grid reference SJ251831
Coordinates 53°20′10″N 3°06′22″W / 53.336°N 3.106°W / 53.336; -3.106Coordinates: 53°20′10″N 3°06′22″W / 53.336°N 3.106°W / 53.336; -3.106
Interest Geological
Area 1.2 hectares, 2.8 acres (11,000 m2)
Notification 1977 / 1987
Natural England website

The Dungeon is a 1.2 hectare Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) situated 1 mile north-west of Heswall, on the Wirral Peninsula, England. The site was notified in 1988 due to its geological features which show the Tarporley Siltstone Formation of the Mercia Mudstone Group.

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