Site Details

Location

Strandhill Beach

Grid reference

54.26906049, -8.6111955

Fossil Name

Brachiopods, corals, gastropod

Fossil Type

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

Fossil Age

Carboniferous 

Rock Type

Limestone

Access Info

Limestone boulders at the southern end of Strandhill beach, adjacent to the promenade and ramp. There is also a rocky outcrop at the northern end of Strandhill beach. 

Fossil Info

The brachiopods found are easily identified as white 'smiley-face' shapes in the grey limestone boulders either side of the ramp which descends to the beach. Solitary and colonial corlas are also present but less abundant.