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The bedrock geology of Ceredigion (formerly Cardiganshire) in west Wales consists wholly of a considerable thickness of Ordovician and Silurian age sedimentary rocks of marine origin.[1] Unconsolidated (or 'superficial') deposits of Quaternary age include a widespread cover of glacial till, valley floor alluvium and scattered peat deposits in both upland and lowland settings.

  1. ^ British Geological Survey 1:625,000 scale geological map Bedrock Geology UK South 5th Edn. NERC 2007

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Bay. Also in its care are fragments of the coasts of Anglesey and Llŷn and parts of the coasts of Ceredigion and of Pembrokeshire, notably around the St...

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