Birdshill Quarry
Protected area in Carmarthenshire, Wales
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Birdshill Quarry is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Carmarthenshire, Wales.[1][2]
AreaofsearchCarmarthenshire
Coordinates51.88865°N 4.03285°W
Area0.4 hectares (0.004000 km2; 0.001544 sq mi)
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
  Location within Carmarthenshire | |
 Location of Birdshill Quarry. | |
| Area of search | Carmarthenshire |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SN601321 |
| Coordinates | 51.88865°N 4.03285°W |
| Area | 0.4 hectares (0.004000 km2; 0.001544 sq mi) |
| Notification date | 1984 |
SSSI
Birdshill Quarry SSSI is located approximately 1.8 miles (2.9 km) west of Llandeilo, and covers 0.4 hectares (0.99 acres).[1][2]
The SSSI citation for Birshill Quarry specifies the importance of the site to be the abundant fossils of trilobites, brachiopods and bivalves in an Ashgill Birdshill Limestone strata of the quarry, incorporated as deposits some 425 million years ago. The site has been dated by reference to microfossil conodonts found in the strata.[2]