Ballinard beach
Ballinard beach
Site Details
- Location
- Ballinard beach
- Grid reference
- 52.080811, -7.551946
- Fossil Name
- Crinoids corals
- Fossil Type
- Various marine animals (shells and other invertebrate animals – without backbones)
- Fossil Age
- Carboniferous
- Rock Type
- Limestone
- Access Info
- WARNING! This is a rocky coastal location with uneven terrain and unprotected steep drops. Full access to the rocks containing the fossils at this location is only possible at low tide. Take care as rocks can become slippery when wet. There is public parking next to the beach with easy access to it.
- Fossil Info
- There are limestone outcrops all across the beach, rich with fossils. There are many crinoids and at least one instance of a colonial coral.
