Carrickhill Martello Tower
Carrickhill Martello Tower
Site Details
- Location
- Carrickhill Martello Tower
- Grid reference
- 53.436889, -6.122028
- Fossil Name
- Corals, gastropods, trace fossils
- Fossil Type
- Various marine animals (shells and other invertebrate animals – without backbones)
- Fossil Age
- Carboniferous
- Rock Type
- Limestone
- Access Info
- Coastal exposures. Park (for free) at the Public Sites car park across the road. There are steep steps down to the beach. The fossiliferous outcrops are throughout the site. WARNING! This is a rocky coastal location with uneven terrain. Take care as rocks can become slippery when wet.
- Fossil Info
- There are abundant and large corals and gastropods visible on rocks along the coast. Vertical exposures on the seaward side of the outcrops show very nice trace fossils.
