What is recorded here
Ffontygari Bay features a sea cliff composed primarily of Carboniferous Limestone, formed around 340–320 million years ago through the accumulation of marine sediments. The cliff is notable for its exposure of fossil-rich limestone layers, which provide insights into ancient marine environments and are of interest to geologists and fossil collectors.
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Places near here
Fontygary Leisure ParkCaravan Park · 332 yd
Watch House BeachBeach / strand · 1171 yd
RhooseHouse · 1518 yd
Rhoose Mission Church (Chapel of Ease), Church Road, RhooseMission Church · 1532 yd
Rhoose PointLandscape · 1559 yd
Dams BayBay · 1.3 mi
Fonmon CastleCastle · 1.4 mi
Penmark CastleCastle · 2.0 mi
Limpert BayBeach / strand · 2.2 mi
St Athan War MemorialHeritage place · 2.3 mi
Knock-man-down WoodWood · 2.4 mi
Bull's NoseCliff · 2.6 miOther information
Photo: Alan Hughes · CC BY-SA 2.0