Elgol Fossil Collecting and Geological Guide to Skye and thousands of photos

Fossils and fossil collecting in
Elgol, Skye
Location summary information for collecting fossils in Elgol, Skye

Elgol

Elgol offers beautiful scenery and the guarantee of finding fossils. The sheer number of bivalve fossils crammed into certain layers of rock here is staggering.

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Location Information
	When the right type of rocks are found they are absolutely jam packed with Cyrena sp. bivalves. Belemnite fossils and occasional ammonites are also found in places.
	(Suitable for older children) The bay where blocks full of fossil bivalves can be found is a fairly short walk away from the harbour, where cars are parked. To reach the bay you must climb over some rough terrain, so smaller children may not be able to hunt here.
	Parking can be found next to the harbour, adjacent to the beach. To reach the blocks packed with bivalves a walk of about 400m is required. Most of this walk will be over cobbles and pebbles but in one area a rock platform and boulders must be crossed. This rock platform has numerous gullies in it, so some scrambling up and down is necessary.
	Foreshore *Large blocks can be found at the base of the cliffs. Smaller cobbles and water rounded pebbles all packed with fossil bivalves are also present.*
ACCESS RIGHTS	SSSI

Grid Reference

British National Grid	NG 51876 13679
Degrees	57.14671°N, 6.10360°W

! IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTES !

Be careful when circumnavigating boulders and rock outcrops. Wear shoes with a good grip and avoid areas which have seaweed covering them. If you carry on past the bay with the bivalve fossil blocks the going gets very tough in places and it is possible to become stranded by a rising tide. This location is fairly remote and a mobile phone signal is unlikely to reach you. Make sure someone knows where you are and what time you expect to be back.

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