Site Details

Location

National Gallery of Ireland

Grid reference

53.3416941, -6.25242915

Fossil Name

Brachiopods, bivalves, corals

Fossil Type

Various marine animals (shells and other invertebrate animals – without backbones)

Fossil Age

Jurassic

Rock Type

Limestone

Access Info

The locality is easily accessed from the adjacent footpath.

Fossil Info

Brachiopod and bivalve fossils are visible in the building stones as impressions where the body fossils have been weathered away. Crinoids appear as off-white ring shapes.