G6173 : Muckros Head Sandstone

taken 10 years ago, 3 km from Kilcar, Co Donegal, Ireland

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Muckros Head Sandstone
Muckros Head Sandstone
Unlike most of the rocks nearby, Muckros Head is made up of Carboniferous rocks, only about 345 million years old, which is about half the age of some of the rocks elsewhere in County Donegal. The sandstones are almost horizontal and have not been folded or deformed.
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G6173, 13 images   (more nearby search)
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Date Taken
Wednesday, 21 May, 2014   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 6 June, 2014
Geographical Context
Coastal  Geological interest  Rocks, Scree, Cliffs 
Subject Location
Irish: geotagged! G 6178 7365 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:36.5776N 8:35.5346W
Camera Location
Irish: geotagged! G 6178 7364
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