Boyce’s Bay
Boyce’s Bay
Site Details
- Location
- Boyce’s Bay
- Grid reference
- 52.15758, -6.899833
- Fossil Name
- Beaconites
- Fossil Type
- Trace fossil (burrow)
- Fossil Age
- Devonian (approx. 370 million years old)
- Rock Type
- Sandstone
- Access Info
- WARNING! This is a shoreface location so please check weather conditions and tides before you visit. Full access to the rocks containing the fossils at this location is only possible at low tide. Take care as rocks can become slippery when wet. Space for 1 – 2 cars at 52.155768, -6.899524. Access to Boyce’s Bay is via a concrete slip. From here walk north across the beach until you reach a rocky area. Continue walking past this rocky area to the next sandy part of the beach.
- Fossil Info
- Palm-sized dark circles. Walk to the low rocks (less than 1 metre high) close to the tideline. These reddish pink sandstones contain trace fossils called Beaconites.
