Robeston Wathen Quarries

Protected area in Pembrokeshire, Wales

Robeston Wathen QuarriesSite of Special Scientific Interest

Location within Wales

Location| Pembrokeshire
Grid reference| SN084160
Coordinates| 51°48′36″N 4°46′48″W﻿ / ﻿51.810°N 4.780°W﻿ / 51.810; -4.780
Interest| Geological
Area| 1.64 ha
Notification| 1967

Robeston Wathen Quarries is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (or SSSI) in Pembrokeshire, South Wales, immediately to the north of the village of Robeston Wathen. It has been designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest since January 1967 in an attempt to protect its fragile geological elements.[1] The site has an area of 1.64 hectares and is managed by Natural Resources Wales.

## Type

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This site is designated due to its geological quality: Robeston Wathen Quarries SSSI has one special feature: Caradoc - Ashgill (late Ordovician) sedimentary rocks in disused quarries and a stream bed. In Wales, geological sites range from quarries to rocky outcrops and massive sea-cliffs.[citation needed] 30% of SSSIs in Wales are notified for geological and geomorphological features.[citation needed]

The sedimentary rocks of impure limestones, calcareous mudstones and black mudstones have yielded a variety of fossils which include evidence that the rocks are from the Caradoc – Ashgill stages \- around 440 million years ago. The fossils also provide a means of correlation with other similar sites, and are catalogued by National Museum Wales.[2]

## See also

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* List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Pembrokeshire

## References

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1. ^ "Robeston Wathen Quarries". Archived from the original on 5 September 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
2. ^ Owens, R. M. and Bassett, M. G. (1995). Catalogue of Type, Figured and Cited Fossils in the National Museum of Wales: Supplement 1971-1994. pp. 37–38\. ISBN 9780720004229. Retrieved 15 February 2019.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

## External links

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* Natural Resources Wales website

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