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West End Pool (Nun's Pool)

West End Pool (Nun's Pool)

Site Details

Location
West End Pool (Nun's Pool)
Grid reference
54.47779, -8.29168
Fossil Name
Brachiopods, corals, crinoids
Fossil Type
Various marine animals (shells and other invertebrate animals – without backbones) 
Fossil Age
Carboniferous
Rock Type
Limestone
Access Info
WARNING! This is a rocky coastal location with uneven terrain. Take care as rocks can become slippery when wet. Park at Shene Avenue, follow the steps down onto the rocks along the coast. 
Fossil Info
The flat rocks here are full of large brachiopods, solitary and colonial corals and crinoids

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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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