The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details

Agricultural Cutting

Computer Code: WEAG Preferred Map Code: notEntered
Status Code: Full
Age range: Holocene Epoch (QH) — Holocene Epoch (QH)
Lithological Description: An area of Engineered Excavation where the land surface (natural or artificial) has been lowered due to removal of material by excavations associated directly with the construction of agricultural works (other than drainage). Composition: void.
Definition of Lower Boundary: none recorded or not applicable
Definition of Upper Boundary: none recorded or not applicable
Thickness: none recorded or not applicable
Geographical Limits: none recorded or not applicable
Parent Unit: Engineered Excavation (Undivided) (WEU)
Previous Name(s): none recorded or not applicable
Alternative Name(s): none recorded or not applicable
Stratotypes:
none recorded or not applicable
Reference(s):
Ford, J, Kessler, H, Cooper, A H, Price, S J, and Humpage A J. 2010. An enhanced classification for artificial ground. British Geological Survey Open Report, OR/10/36. 
1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used:
none recorded or not applicable