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Connaught Street, Birr

Connaught Street, Birr

Site Details

Location
Connaught Street, Birr
Grid reference
53.095188, -7.910916
Fossil Name
Brachiopods, crinoids
Fossil Type
Various marine animals (shells and other invertebrate animals – without backbones)
Fossil Age
Carboniferous
Rock Type
Limestone
Access Info
Easily accessible at the side of the road. Note no footpath on the side of the street with the fossils. 
Fossil Info
Stone wall with grey limestone, containing brachiopods and crinoid ossicles.

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