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Cardiff Castle

Blue Lias

  • Sedimentary
  • Limestone
  • Lias, Jurassic

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Location of Geological Feature
Stone used for Roman-period castle walls.
Fossils
Shells
Rock Type
Limestone
Geological Age
Lias, Jurassic
Quarry Location
Aberthaw, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
Category
Sedimentary
Nearest station
Cardiff
Address
Castle Street, Cardiff CF10 3RB
Cardiff Castle — Blue Lias
Blue Lias at Cardiff Castle
Blue Lias at Cardiff Castle (detail 2)
Blue Lias at Cardiff Castle (detail 3)
    Entry submitted by Ruth Siddall

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