Afon Cadnant
Introduction
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Afon Cadnant
Image: © Jonathan Wilkins Taken: 2 Apr 2017
The deep valley of the Afon Cadnant was crossed by a new bridge in 1973, making a quiet enclave of the old road with its buildings rising from the tide-line. The valley is the result of erosion along a dual feature, a minor fault cutting the Precambrian schist and a Palaeogene microgabbro dyke which has weathered into oblivion, as have several associated, major dykes along the shore of the Menai Strait. These were described by Professor John Henslow of Cambridge University in his seminal work on the geology of Anglesey published in 1822.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.232848
Longitude
-4.158133