Slieve Foye Slate Rock © Eric Jones

J1711 : Slieve Foye Slate Rock

taken 5 years ago, near to Cairlinn, Knocknamona and Rourkes Town, Louth, Ireland

Slieve Foye Slate Rock

This exposure of metamorphosed Lower Carboniferous Limestone on the lower slopes of Slieve Foye lies next to the Táin Way. It is located in the contact zone between the Carboniferous rocks of the coastal lowlands and the gabbro and microgranite of the Carlingford Igneous Complex. The rock face on the extreme left are composed of Silurian metasediments

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Grid Square: J1711, 39 images (more nearby )
Photographer: Eric Jones (find more nearby)
Date Taken: Friday, 22 September, 2017 (more nearby)
Submitted: Sunday, 15 October, 2017
Geographical Context: Geological interest Uplands Rocks, Scree, Cliffs
Primary Subject of Photo: Geological Feature
Subject Location: Irish: J 178 113 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:2.2561N 6:12.1528W
Camera Location: Irish: J 177 113
View Direction: EAST (about 90 degrees)