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The Black Abbey

The Black Abbey

Site Details

Location
The Black Abbey
Grid reference
52.653793, -7.257801
Fossil Name
Brachiopods, corals
Fossil Type
Various marine animals (shells and other invertebrate animals – without backbones)
Fossil Age
Carboniferous
Rock Type
Limestone
Access Info
Building and pillar stones around the church
Fossil Info
Grey limestone with white brachiopod and coral fossils in the wall outside the Abbey

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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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