:Treffgarne Bridge Quarry

{{Short description|Protected area in Pembrokeshire, Wales}}

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|name = Treffgarne Bridge Quarry

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|aos = Pembrokeshire

|interest = Geological

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|coordinates = {{coord|51.866|-4.965|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline,title}}

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|area = {{convert|0.4|ha}}

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Treffgarne Bridge Quarry is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (or SSSI) in Pembrokeshire, South Wales. It has been designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest since January 1954 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=2014-01-01 }} accessdate: 30 December 2013 The site has an area of {{convert|0.4|ha}}and is managed by Natural Resources Wales. The name derives from the Welsh "Trefgarn".

Type

This site is designated due to its geological qualities: Cambrian sedimentary rocks exposed in a disused quarry and road cutting. In Wales, geological sites range from quarries to rocky outcrops and massive sea-cliffs. 30% of SSSIs in Wales are notified for geological and geomorphological features.

The sedimentary rocks have yielded a variety of fossils that indicate that the rocks were formed around 490 million years ago and therefore provide a means of correlation with other key sites such as those in North Wales and Shropshire.

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