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Llan Bach

Basement Beds Grits

  • Sedimentary
  • Conglomerate
  • Lower Carboniferous

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Just found Basement Beds Grits in Llan Bach.

Lower Carboniferous conglomerate, quarried at Anglesey, Wales, UK. Nearest stop: Llanfair PG.

This stone is older than it looks — worth five minutes if you're nearby.
https://www.londonpavementgeology.co.uk/location/4781-llan-bach/

Location Details

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Location of Geological Feature
Main building stone. Particularly coarse grained conglomerates from the locally derived Basement Beds.
Rock Type
Conglomerate
Geological Age
Lower Carboniferous
Quarry Location
Anglesey, Wales, UK
Category
Sedimentary
Nearest station
Llanfair PG
Address
Llangristiolus LL77 7YE
Date of build
19th Century
Find out more
Visited on Welsh Stone Forum Fieldtrip, September 2022, wherein the stones were examined and identified.
Llan Bach — Basement Beds Grits
Basement Beds Grits at Llan Bach
Basement Beds Grits at Llan Bach (detail 2)
Basement Beds Grits at Llan Bach (detail 3)
    Entry submitted by Ruth Siddall

More stone at Llan Bach

  • Penmon Limestone

Nearby

The closest other recorded buildings.

  • War Memorial Llangristiolus ChurchCornish Granite10 m · about 1 min walk
  • Edward Greenly's Grave, Llangristiolus ChurchCoastal Red Granite20 m · about 1 min walk
  • Llangristiolus ChurchAnglesey Grits20 m · about 1 min walk
  • HSBC BankPenmon Limestone2.3 km · about 36 min walk
  • The Bull HotelPenmon Limestone2.3 km · about 36 min walk
  • Rayner Memorial Clock TowerPeterhead Granite2.3 km · about 36 min walk

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