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[[File:Carreg Cennen - geograph.org.uk - 1262673.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Carreg Cennan SSSI]]
[[File:Carreg Cennen - geograph.org.uk - 1262673.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Carreg Cennan SSSI]]
'''Carreg Cennan''' is a [[Site of Special Scientific Interest|Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)]] in [[Carmarthenshire]], [[Wales]] (Grid reference SN670191). The site consists of a {{convert|19.5|ha|adj=on}} strip of land surrounding a line of [[carboniferous limestone]] cliffs.<ref name="CCW Summary">[http://www.ccw.gov.uk/landscape--wildlife/protecting-our-landscape/special-landscapes--sites/protected-landscapes-and-sites/sssis/sssi-sites/carreg-cennan.aspx?lang=en Carreg Cennan], Countryside Council for Wales. Retrieved 2011-11-12.</ref>
'''Carreg Cennan''' is a [[Site of Special Scientific Interest|Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)]] in [[Carmarthenshire]], [[Wales]] (Grid reference SN670191). The site consists of a {{convert|19.5|ha|adj=on}} strip of land surrounding a line of [[carboniferous limestone]] cliffs.<ref name="CCW Summary">[http://www.ccw.gov.uk/landscape--wildlife/protecting-our-landscape/special-landscapes--sites/protected-landscapes-and-sites/sssis/sssi-sites/carreg-cennan.aspx?lang=en Carreg Cennan] {{wayback|url=http://www.ccw.gov.uk/landscape--wildlife/protecting-our-landscape/special-landscapes--sites/protected-landscapes-and-sites/sssis/sssi-sites/carreg-cennan.aspx?lang=en |date=20120401131550 }}, Countryside Council for Wales. Retrieved 2011-11-12.</ref>


The site includes the spectacular limestone cliffs topped by [[Carreg Cennen Castle]], as well as broadleaved woodland and limestone grassland.
The site includes the spectacular limestone cliffs topped by [[Carreg Cennen Castle]], as well as broadleaved woodland and limestone grassland.
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.ccw.gov.uk/landscape--wildlife/protecting-our-landscape/special-landscapes--sites/protected-landscapes-and-sites/sssis/sssi-sites/carreg-cennan.aspx?lang=en Countryside Council for Wales: Carreg Cennan]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120401131550/http://www.ccw.gov.uk/landscape--wildlife/protecting-our-landscape/special-landscapes--sites/protected-landscapes-and-sites/sssis/sssi-sites/carreg-cennan.aspx?lang=en Countryside Council for Wales: Carreg Cennan]


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Revision as of 05:35, 16 November 2016

Carreg Cennan SSSI

Carreg Cennan is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Carmarthenshire, Wales (Grid reference SN670191). The site consists of a 19.5-hectare (48-acre) strip of land surrounding a line of carboniferous limestone cliffs.[1]

The site includes the spectacular limestone cliffs topped by Carreg Cennen Castle, as well as broadleaved woodland and limestone grassland.

See also

References

  1. ^ Carreg Cennan Archived 2012-04-01 at the Wayback Machine, Countryside Council for Wales. Retrieved 2011-11-12.

51°51′17″N 3°55′57″W / 51.8546°N 3.9325°W / 51.8546; -3.9325