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Parliament Bridge

Parliament Bridge

Site Details

Location
Parliament Bridge
Grid reference
51.8958013, -8.4725072
Fossil Name
Crinoids
Fossil Type
Marine animals (shells, invertebrate animals – without backbones)
Fossil Age
Carboniferous
Rock Type
Limestone
Access Info
Building stones of the Parliament Bridge, easily accessible from the footpath
Fossil Info
There are crinoid fossils on the upper part of the small columns along the bridge.

Find out more about the fossils at this site

What does this site look like?

Ireland's Fossil Heritage

School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University College Cork, Distillery Fields, North Mall, Cork, T23 TK30,

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