Tags: Site Of Special Scientific Interest.
Shiplate Slait (grid reference ST365567) is a 33.9 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near the village of Loxton within the Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty North Somerset notified in 1987.The site is underlain by Clifton Down Limestone Burrington Oolite Black Rock Dolomite and Black Rock Limestone of the Carboniferous Limestone Series. There is Dolomitic Conglomerate (Triassic Mudstone) at the lower edges of the site.
