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Achanarras Quarry, Caithness

ROCKHOUNDING GRAY AREA DOCUMENTED

Where: Scotland · Europe · approx. 58.44, -3.46 (vicinity only)

Why this spot: Middle Devonian (Old Red Sandstone) lacustrine flagstones

What turns up: Devonian fossil fish (Dipterus, Coccosteus, Osteolepis, Palaeospondylus) in the flagstone laminae

Access: Gray area.

SSSI managed with a public fossil-collecting area; loose split flagstone collecting is permitted in the designated dump, notable specimens should be recorded.

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Satellite view, historic-map overlays, tide/flow context and field notes are in the app. Exact research detail is part of Pro.

Pins are approximate by design. This page is historical research, not permission to dig. Check ownership and local law first.