Maes Down (grid reference ST647406) is a 0.2 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest between Shepton Mallet and Stoney Stratton in Somerset, notified in 1985. It is a Geological Conservation Review site.

Maes Down
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Maes Down is located in Somerset
Maes Down
Location within Somerset
LocationSomerset
Grid referenceST647406
Coordinates51°09′49″N 2°30′22″W / 51.16355°N 2.50621°W / 51.16355; -2.50621
InterestGeological
Area0.2 hectares (0.0020 km2; 0.00077 sq mi)
Notification1985 (1985)
Natural England website

The rocks seen at Maes Down were laid down about 190 million years ago, during the Upper Pliensbachian and Lower Toarcian Stages of the Jurassic Period of geological times, when this part of Britain lay beneath the sea.

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