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 freshness
Important: 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.

Review status

Access reviewed: 2026-09-11 · Sources reviewed: 2026-09-11 · Next scheduled review: 2027-09-11.

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

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