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REVIEWED LOCATION
Kilfarrasy Strand — Ordovician Volcanic & Slate Coastal Geosite Rockhounding Status & Field Guide
Copper Coast Geopark documents Kilfarrasy as a nationally important Ordovician coastal exposure with rhyolite, andesite, shales and slaty rocks.
Protected / viewing statusVery high evidencebeach_access map precisionCurrent review cycle freshnessImportant: This record intentionally does not advertise collecting without a current permission source.
What is here
Ordovician rhyolite/andesite volcanic rocks, shale and slaty sedimentary rocks
Materials / interest: Rhyolite, Slate, Volcanic Rock
Collecting and access
Geological observation only in this release; no specimen-removal right is represented because public beach access is not evidence of collecting permission.
Use the public beach access and remain aware of tides; do not infer collection rights from public access.
Detailed status
viewing
Permission
Not flagged
Permit
Not flagged
Fee
Not flagged
Guide
Not flagged
Booking
Not flagged
Surface collecting
no
Hammering
no
Digging
no
Safety
Cliff erosion, falling rock, waves and tidal cut-off are hazards.