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Shackleton Gardens, Clonsilla

Shackleton Gardens, Clonsilla

Site Details

Location
Shackleton Gardens, Clonsilla
Grid reference
53.383029, -6.43070036
Fossil Name
Brachiopods
Fossil Type
Marine animals (shells, invertebrate animals – without backbones)
Fossil Age
Carboniferous
Rock Type
Limestone
Access Info
Easily accessible from the public car park immediately adjacent to the site. 
Fossil Info
The low limestone kerbstones outside the eco-toilets contain common brachiopods.

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

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