Southerndown Beach

Southerndown Beach, Glamorgan

Gryphea
Gryphea


Southerndown, near to Barry in Glamorgan, South Wales, has a picturesque beach, extensive rockpools and cliffs of Lower Jurassic rocks dating back about 190 million years. It has rich fossil deposits of gryphea and fossilised wood, as well as corals, crinoids and ammonites.


Southerndown Beach - a photo by Rob Harthill

Above is a photo of Southerndown Beach taken by Rob Harthill



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