Fferam Uchaf is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (or SSSI) in Anglesey, North Wales, for its exposures of Llanvirn (Ordovician) rocks. It has been designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest since October 2001 in an attempt to protect its fragile Geological elements.[1] The site has an area of 1.05 hectares (2.6 acres), is managed by Natural Resources Wales, and is 1.5 km (0.93 mi) north-east of Llanddeusant.
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
  Location within Wales | |
| Location | West Gwynedd |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SH3610486763 |
| Coordinates | 53°21′07″N 4°27′50″W / 53.352°N 4.464°W |
| Interest | Geological |
| Area | 1.05 hectares (2.6 acres) |
| Notification | 2001 |
Type
editThe site is designated due to its geological qualities. In Wales, geological sites range from quarries to rocky outcrops and massive sea-cliffs. Thirty percent of SSSIs in Wales are notified for geological and geomorphological features.
The site has a number of small rock outcrops including a quarry on farmland approximately and is considered to contain the best examples of Llanvirn rocks in Anglesey, a Series that is otherwise poorly represented in North Wales. Fferam-uchaf shows small but stratigraphically important outcrops, but is an important site for an understanding of Lower Ordovician palaeogeography.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Countryside Council for Wales website (Natural Resources Wales since 2013); Archived January 1, 2014, at the Wayback Machine accessdate: 30 December 2013
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