Birdshill Quarry is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Carmarthenshire, Wales.[1][2]
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
  Location within Carmarthenshire | |
| Location | Carmarthenshire |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SN601321 |
| Coordinates | 51°53′19″N 4°01′58″W / 51.88865°N 4.03285°W |
| Area | 0.4 hectares (0.004000 km2; 0.001544 sq mi) |
| Notification | 1984 |
SSSI
editBirdshill Quarry SSSI is located approximately 1.8 miles (2.9 km) west of Llandeilo, and covers 0.4 hectares (0.99 acres).[1][2]
The SSSI citation for Birshill Quarry specifies the importance of the site to be the abundant fossils of trilobites, brachiopods and bivalves in an Ashgill Birdshill Limestone strata of the quarry, incorporated as deposits some 425 million years ago. The site has been dated by reference to microfossil conodonts found in the strata.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "MAGIC Map Application - Birdshill Quarry". DEFRA MAGIC Map. DEFRA.
- ^ a b c "Site of Special Scientific Interest, Carmarthenshire, Birdshill Quarry" (PDF). Natural Resources Wales.
External links
edit- SSSI Citation for Birdshill Quarry
- Citation map for Birdshill Quarry
- Your Special Site and its Future - Birdshill SSSI overview from Natural Resources Wales
- Birdshill SSSI marked on DEFRA's MAGIC Map