Portmuck Harbour
Portmuck Harbour
Site Details
- Location
- Portmuck Harbour
- Grid reference
- 54.84718, -5.7276
- Fossil Name
- Bivalves, echinoderms, sponges, trace fossils
- Fossil Type
- Various marine animals (shells and other invertebrate animals – without backbones)
- Fossil Age
- Jurassic and Cretaceous
- Rock Type
- Mudstone and Sandstone
- 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. Explore the rocks at the northern end of the beach.
- Fossil Info
- Dark grey/black mudstones at beach level contain abundant white trace fossil burrows. The greenish buff coloured sandstone layers above the mudstone contains bivalves, echinoderms and sponges.
