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Site no.: Q4

Site name: Edendon Alluvial Fan

Grid reference: [NN 71562 76968]

Locality: A dissected alluvial fan 1.3 km south of Sronphadruig Lodge in the valley of the Edendon Water

GCR Status: N/A

GCR No.: N/A

Type: Natural section and landform

Description: An uncommon section through the toe of an alluvial fan exposing several units separated by palaeosols that have been radiocarbon-dated

Justification: Important site for research into the rates of accumulation, timing and causes of fan-building events during the Holocene.

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