Kilshannig, Ballycurrane
Kilshannig, Ballycurrane
Site Details
- Location
- Kilshannig, Ballycurrane
- Grid reference
- 52.309923, -10.015806
- Fossil Name
- Crinoids, brachiopods
- Fossil Type
- Various marine animals (shells and other invertebrate animals – without backbones)
- Fossil Age
- Carboniferous
- Rock Type
- Limestone
- Access Info
- Roadside parking is possible along Candeehy Bay Beach and next to the beach access ramp which is immediately adjacent to the fossil site. WARNING! This is a rocky coastal location with uneven terrain. Take care as rocks can become slippery when wet. Full access to the rocks containing the fossils at this location is only possible at low tide.
- Fossil Info
- Light grey limestone with abundant crinoid ossicles and long stems sections, less abundant brachiopods.
