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UK & Ireland, Munster
Hook Head, Wexford
Carboniferous crinoid pavements
Fossil site, tidal Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Fossils
Buttons and bucklesAlso reported: colonial corals, brachiopods.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Partonez (CC BY-SA 4.0), Unknown (Public domain).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: wave-polished Carboniferous limestone around Hook Lighthouse, paved with crinoids, corals and brachiopods
A renowned Irish geological locality; fossil-rich pavements are described in Irish geological heritage literature and lighthouse visitor material
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Notorious swell surges over the rock platformBlowholes, keep well back in any sea
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.