:Fferam Uchaf
{{Short description|Protected area in Anglesey, Wales}}
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{{about|the scientific interest area|the area in the community of Tref Alaw|Fferam}}
{{Infobox SSSI
|name = Fferam Uchaf
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|aos = West Gwynedd
|interest = Geological
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|area = {{convert|1.05|ha}}
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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.[http://www.ccgc.gov.uk/landscape--wildlife/protecting-our-landscape/special-landscapes--sites/protected-landscape/sssis/current-sssis-in-wales.aspx?lang=cy-gb Countryside Council for Wales website (Natural Resources Wales since 2013)]; {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101020259/http://www.ccgc.gov.uk/landscape--wildlife/protecting-our-landscape/special-landscapes--sites/protected-landscape/sssis/current-sssis-in-wales.aspx?lang=cy-gb |date=January 1, 2014 }} accessdate: 30 December 2013 The site has an area of {{convert|1.05|ha}}, is managed by Natural Resources Wales, and is {{cvt|1.5|km}} north-east of Llanddeusant.
Type
The 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
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140101093039/http://www.ccw.gov.uk/landscape--wildlife/protecting-our-landscape/special-landscapes--sites/protected-landscapes-and-sites/sssis/sssi--report/further-information.aspx Natural Resources Wales website]
Category:Sites of Special Scientific Interest on Anglesey
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