REVIEWED LOCATION

Villány Templom Hill — Protected Jurassic Ammonite & Vertebrate Site Rockhounding Status & Field Guide

Duna-Dráva National Park identifies the former quarry as a nationally protected nature reserve exposing unique Jurassic and Pliocene-Pleistocene fossil values, including ammonites and vertebrate remains.

Protected / viewing statusVery high evidenceexact map precisionCurrent review cycle freshness
Important: The scientific fossil exposure is protected and is not a recreational fossil-collecting site.

What is here

Jurassic ammonites plus Pliocene-Pleistocene vertebrate fossil-bearing quarry exposures

Materials / interest: Ammonites, Fossils

Collecting and access

Protected fossil-site viewing only. No fossil extraction, hammering or digging is represented.

Use the protected-area/educational visitor route and do not enter closed quarry faces.

Detailed status
prohibited
Permission
Not flagged
Permit
Not flagged
Fee
Not flagged
Guide
Not flagged
Booking
Not flagged
Surface collecting
no
Hammering
no
Digging
no

Safety

Old quarry faces can shed rock; remain on the marked route and away from cliff bases.

Review status

Access reviewed: 2026-09-10 · Sources reviewed: 2026-09-10 · Next scheduled review: 2027-09-10.

Recheck access, closures, permissions and current source instructions before field travel.

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