Site Details

Location

Bantry aerodrome beach

Grid reference

51.675333, -9.491500

Fossil Name

Brachiopods

Fossil Type

Marine animals (shells, invertebrate animals – without backbones)

Fossil Age

Carboniferous

Rock Type

Limestone

Access Info

WARNING! This is a shoreface location so please check weather conditions and tides before you visit. 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

The site is a typical rocky beach but scattered across it there are limestone outcrops that contain white brachiopod fossils. The rocks appear gray/bluish in colour and usually larger than the rest.