Blaenrhondda Road Cutting Explained

Blaenrhondda Road Cutting is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Glamorgan, south Wales.

Located along the A4061 road^[1] above the village of Blaenrhondda, Rhondda, the Blaenrhondda Road Cutting is of special interest for its rock exposures showing sediments that formed on the flood plain of a river delta during the Carboniferous period, approximately 310 million years ago.^{[2] [3]}

See also

• List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Mid & South Glamorgan

51.6958°N -3.5487°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rhondda Cynon Taf Local Development Plan up to 2021 - Adopted March 2011. 7 December 2007 . 4 April 2017.
2. Web site: Blaenrhondda Road Cutting . ccw.gov.uk . 29 October 2011.
3. Book: Cleal. B. J.. Thomas. B. A.. British Upper Carboniferous Stratigraphy. 1996. Springer Science & Business. Dordrecht, Netherlands. 978-94-011-0587-3. 94–95.