Faraday Road
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Condition (Natural England)
Unfavourable Declining (1)
| Unit | Feature | Condition | Area (ha) | Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SX497542 | — | Unfavourable Declining | 0.2 | 2012-01-30 |
Geology & landscape
Geological Period: Devonian · Rock Type: Limestone
Description
Faraday Road SSSI Description This road section exposes a series of crinoidal limestones, slates and tuffs which have yielded a rich macro and microfauna indicating a mid-late Eifelian age. It is of interest as its stromatoporoid limestone development marks the first appearance of stromatoporoids in the Plymouth Limestone Group. A key mid-Devonian palaeontological and stratigraphic locality.