Location of George IV Arch and Salt Island, Holyhead

Feb 22, 2012

Our oldest HiPoint yet, 450 million years ago


HiPoints normally relate to the last few centuries, but now we've added one for a site that dates back 450 million ...
HiPoints normally relate to the last few centuries, but now we've added one for a site that dates back 450 million years. The rocks on Conwy Mountain are remnants of volcanic activity back then. More recently they helped give Britain its daily bread when war threatened to disrupt flour production. Read all about it here