Birdshill Quarry is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Carmarthenshire, Wales.[1][2]

Birdshill Quarry
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Birdshill Quarry is located in Carmarthenshire
Birdshill Quarry
Location within Carmarthenshire
LocationCarmarthenshire
Grid referenceSN601321
Coordinates51°53′19″N 4°01′58″W / 51.88865°N 4.03285°W / 51.88865; -4.03285
Area0.4 hectares (0.004000 km2; 0.001544 sq mi)
Notification1984

SSSI

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Birdshill 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

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References

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  1. ^ a b "MAGIC Map Application - Birdshill Quarry". DEFRA MAGIC Map. DEFRA.
  2. ^ a b c "Site of Special Scientific Interest, Carmarthenshire, Birdshill Quarry" (PDF). Natural Resources Wales.
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