| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
  Location within Carmarthenshire | |
| Location | Carmarthenshire |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SN 657146 |
| Coordinates | 51°48′49″N3°56′52″W / 51.81363°N 3.94788°W |
| Area | 8.2 hectares (0.08200 km2; 0.03166 sq mi) |
| Notification | 1990 |
Caeau Pant-y-Bryn is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Carmarthenshire, Wales. [1] [2]
Caeau Pant-y-Bryn SSSI is located approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) north-west of Glanaman, and covers 8.2 hectares (20 acres). Its north-east boundary abuts the Mountain Road from Glanaman to Coed Llandyfan. [1] [2]
The site is a set of five unimproved fields grazed by ponies, of a type once typical in the area, but now rare. The fields sit on Namurian sandstone and quartzite covered in Pleistocene boulder clay. The SSSI citation for Caeau Pant-y-Bryn specifies that the main feature is "a large stand of purple moor-grass ( Molinia caerulea ) and meadow thistle ( Cirsium dissectum ) Fen-meadow". A number of sedges and other plants are notable at the site, including: [2]
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