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Tredegarville Baptist Church

Ballast

  • Sedimentary
  • Limestone
  • Carboniferous

Location Details

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Location of Geological Feature
Most of the walls of this chapel are executed in highly fossiliferous limestone imported as ship's ballast. It probably came from the Galway area in the Republic of Ireland.
Fossils
Numerous
Rock Type
Limestone
Geological Age
Carboniferous
Category
Sedimentary
Nearest station
Cardiff Queen Street
Address
International Baptist Church CF24 3AB
Building architect
W G Habershon
Date of build
1861-3
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Stone identified by Michael Statham.
Tredegarville Baptist Church — Ballast
Ballast at Tredegarville Baptist Church
    Entry submitted by Michael Statham

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