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St. Scuithin's Church, Castlewarren

St. Scuithin's Church, Castlewarren

Site Details

Location
St. Scuithin's Church, Castlewarren
Grid reference
52.69262865, -7.1061151
Fossil Name
Brachiopods, corals, gastropods
Fossil Type
Various marine animals (shells and other invertebrate animals – without backbones)
Fossil Age
Carboniferous
Rock Type
Limestone
Access Info
Easily accessible from the car park opposite the church.
Fossil Info
The limestone pillars outside the church contain gastropods, brachiopods, and corals. Fossils also visible in some of the paving slabs in the church grounds.

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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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