Mutton Island Causeway
Mutton Island Causeway
Site Details
- Location
- Mutton Island Causeway
- Grid reference
- 53.26298, -9.0578866
- Fossil Name
- Brachiopods
- Fossil Type
- Marine animals (shells, invertebrate animals – without backbones)
- Fossil Age
- Carboniferous
- Rock Type
- Limestone
- Access Info
- Rocks along the causeway
- Fossil Info
- Brachiopod fossils appear white in the surrounding light grey limestone boulders. Brachiopods are the most abundant fossils at this site. The same fossils and rock type can also be found on nearby Grattan Beach.
