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Bundoran Bay

Broad Street

Site Details

Location
Broad Street
Grid reference
54.48435, -8.27887
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. Full access to the rocks containing the fossils at this location is only possible at low tide. Carefully access the rocks exposed on the north side of the beach. 
Fossil Info
Layers of limestone on the beach contain abundant brachiopod, coral and crinoid fossils

Find out more about the fossils at this site

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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