The Gibraltar Rocks
The Gibraltar Rocks
Site Details
- Location
- The Gibraltar Rocks
- Grid reference
- 54.27860, -8.513484
- Fossil Name
- Brachiopods, corals
- Fossil Type
- Various marine animals (shells and other invertebrate animals – without backbones)
- Fossil Age
- Carboniferous
- Rock Type
- Limestone
- Access Info
- There are a small number of parking spaces available at the turning-in area on Gibraltar Road, where the paved path towards the Gibraltar Rocks begins. WARNING: This is a rocky coastal location with uneven terrain on the rocky outcrop. Please check weather conditions and take care as the rocks become slippery when wet. Fossils can be found at this site, both on the small rocky beach immediately adjacent to the parking area, and in the Gibraltar Rock outcrop itself.
- Fossil Info
- Light grey limestone with dark grey to black fossil brachiopods and corals.