Ardnish Peninsula
Explore Lower Jurassic fossils on the low rocky shores and tidal inlets of the Ardnish Peninsula, east of Broadford. Layers rich in ammonites and devil’s toenails alternate with less fossiliferous rocks,…
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Scotland - Skye
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The Isle of Skye, often referred to as Scotland’s Jurassic island, is the best location in Scotland for collecting Jurassic fossils. The island has produced numerous important discoveries and continues to yield a wide range of material from these deposits.
Fossils commonly found include ammonites, belemnites, and occasional marine reptile remains, with exposures along the coastline providing access to fossil-bearing strata. These locations are among the most significant Jurassic sites in Scotland.
Some of the best collecting areas include Bearreraig Bay and Elgol, where coastal sections regularly produce fossils from well-exposed Jurassic rocks.
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Bearreraig Bay
Bearreraig Bay on the Isle of Skye exposes a Jurassic marine succession rich in ammonites, belemnites and bivalves, with important fossil plants and an international Aalenian–Bajocian boundary reference section. The steep…
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Ben Suardal
The weathered limestone slopes of Ben Suardal offer a glimpse of an ancient tropical sea. Look closely at the grey rock surfaces for silicified gastropod coils, standing out in the harder…
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Camustianavaig
The rugged shore north of Camustianavaig rewards careful observation with Jurassic ammonites and large fossil shells, set beneath the dramatic slopes of Beinn Tianavaig. Fossil-rich blocks, dark shale and younger plant-bearing…
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Dunans
Dunans has a small, boulder-strewn shore where Jurassic marine mudstones yield ammonites, belemnites and bivalves. The beach below Loch Shianta includes the type section of the Dunans Clay Member, with fossil-bearing…
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Elgol
Elgol’s bivalve-packed Jurassic rocks bring ancient lagoons to life beneath the Black Cuillin skyline. The shore north of the harbour reveals shell-rich limestones, burrows and mudcracks, while the wider coast preserves…
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Faoilean
Belemnites and shell-packed rocks bring the Jurassic shore at Faoilean to life. On the west side of Loch Slapin, sandstone cobbles and outcrops contain bivalves and belemnite fragments, with rare ammonite…
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Flodigarry
Lustrous ammonites, belemnites and shell-filled nodules make Flodigarry’s Jurassic shore a fascinating place to explore. On the northern side of Staffin Bay, fossil-rich mudrocks preserve the international reference point for the…
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Glasnakille
Glasnakille’s Jurassic sandstone coast offers scattered belemnite sections and bivalves among rocky bays and striking cross-bedded cliffs. Finds are usually fragmentary, and the separate beaches require different approaches: this is a…
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Hallaig
Hallaig’s remote eastern shore on the Isle of Raasay exposes fossil-rich Lower Jurassic rocks beneath a spectacular landslip. Ammonites, brachiopods and large bivalves record changing seas, while the shore north of…
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Kilmarie
Various fossils, such as belemnites and bivalves, can be found along the beautiful and unspoilt coastline to the southeast of Kilmarie. Views from the beach are magnificent. Jurassic, Cliffs and Foreshore,…
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Prince Charlie’s Cave
The rugged shore between Holm and Prince Charlie’s Cave, north of Portree, exposes a remarkable succession of Jurassic ammonites and large fossil shells. Sandstone blocks, dark shales and iron-rich beds record…
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Rigg
Rigg is a rugged locality on the east coast of Skye, north of Bearreraig Bay, where Jurassic marine fossils occur in sandstone ledges and fallen blocks. Ammonites, belemnites and shell-bearing rocks…
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Valtos
Valtos and Dun Dearg expose sandstone cliffs and a boulder-strewn shore with dinosaur footprints, shell-rich beds and large rounded concretions. The Bathonian, Middle Jurassic rocks preserve traces of life around ancient…
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Waterloo
Waterloo’s low rocky shore, on the eastern side of Broadford Bay, offers a short introduction to Skye’s Early Jurassic marine fossils. Curved oyster shells, other bivalves and occasional ammonites occur in…
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