Marros-Pendine Coast is a
Site of Special Scientific Interest
A Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Great Britain or an Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI) in the Isle of Man and Northern Ireland is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom and Isle of ...
in
Carmarthen & Dinefwr,
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...
. It includes
Marros Sands
Marros Sands is a beach in Carmarthenshire between Amroth and Pendine and to the south of the small settlement of Marros.
The beach is separated from Amroth beach to the west by Telpyn Point and from Morfabychan beach to the east by Ragwen Poi ...
, Morfabychan beach and part of
Pendine Sands
Pendine Sands ( cy, Traeth Pentywyn) is a beach on the shores of Carmarthen Bay on the south coast of Wales. It stretches west to east from Gilman Point to Laugharne Sands. The village of Pendine ( cy, Pentywyn, link=no) is close to the wester ...
and some of the cliffs and slopes above them.
The SSSI was designated in 1988 and has an area of 2.5 km
2.
ARFORDIR MARROS-PENTYWYN / MARROS PENDINE COAST - Site of special scientific interest
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See also
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References
Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Carmarthen & Dinefwr
Coast of Carmarthenshire
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