Nenagh castle
Nenagh castle
Site Details
- Location
- Nenagh castle
- Grid reference
- 52.864938, -8.198074
- Fossil Name
- Crinoid, gastropod, olivelites
- Fossil Type
- Various marine animals (shells and other invertebrate animals – without backbones), Trace Fossils
- Fossil Age
- Carboniferous
- Rock Type
- Limestone and Sandstone
- Access Info
- CAUTION: The ascend to the tower is only possible through a very narrow and long staircase. Entry is free, visit https://www.discoverireland.ie/tipperary/nenagh-castle for more information.
- Fossil Info
- There is a small crinoid ossicle and a gastropod on the 4th from the top step. Inside some of the rooms as you ascend/descend the tower, there are flagstones near the windows that present the characteristic trace fossils.
