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The Old Jail and Courthouse

The Old Jail and Courthouse

Site Details

Location
The Old Jail and Courthouse
Grid reference
52.654111, -7.254112
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 stones of the old courthouse and it's pillars and also the Smithwicks experience next door
Fossil Info
Grey limestone with white brachiopod and coral fossils

Find out more about the fossils at this site

Walk the Kilkenny Urban Fossil Trail

What does this site look like?

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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