Scotland
Cove / Siccar Point area, Berwickshire
Fossil site Documented siteProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: Devonian fish fragments and plant remains near the coast; the site is famed for Hutton's Unconformity.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Old Red Sandstone over Silurian greywackes (Hutton's Unconformity)
James Hutton's classic unconformity; strictly conserved.
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