Longhope Hill () is a geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1989.Natural England SSSI information on the citationForest of Dean District Local Plan Review, adopted November 2005, Appendix D 'Nature Conservation Site Designations Within the Forest of Dean District', Sites of Special Scientific Interest
Location and geology The site is in the Forest of Dean near Longhope in west Gloucestershire. The site is of particular importance for research of late Silurian rocks in the southern Welsh Borders region. The rock exposures show extensive and continuous section through the Lower and Upper Longhope Beds of the Ludfordian. These beds are overlain by Clifford's Mesne Sandstone. There are macrofaunas present and preserved marine microfloral assemblies.
References
SSSI Source Natural England SSSI information on the citation Natural England SSSI information on the Longhope Hill unit
External links Natural England (SSSI information)