Rumney Quarry

Rumney Quarry

51°30′10″N 3°07′58″W / 51.502838°N 3.132722°W / 51.502838; -3.132722


Rhymney Quarry is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Rumney, Cardiff, Wales.[1]

The area is a disused quarry which shows facies of the Wenlock Group.[2][3][4] The quarry was opened in the 19th century and the stone was used for roads[5] before closing in the 1920s.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b dicmortimer (13 January 2014). "Cardiff's quarries". Dicmortimer's Blog. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  2. ^ Biodiversity, Supplementary Planning Guidance 2008 (PDF). Cardiff Council.
  3. ^ "Geology of the South Wales Coalfield, Part III, Cardiff, sheet 263. Sheet memoir(England and Wales)". webapps.bgs.ac.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  4. ^ British Silurian Stratigraphy (PDF).
  5. ^ "Rumney Quarry" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2025.

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