Burley Hill

There are three sites at Burley Hill, giving opportunity to collect carboniferous corals and brachiopods from a small cutting, scree slopes and hillside. There is plenty to be found here, and it makes a fantastic day out. It is within an area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Highlights

Corals, Brachiopods, Crinoids

Era

Carboniferous

Access

The fossil locality is on the hillside above the eastern edge of Burley Hill Quarry just off the public footpath. Access is by the public footpath from the Maeshafn direction (park in the village) or via the public footpath/s from the quarry access road (car parking SJ 2055 5941) – shortest. Burley Hill is a semi-active limestone quarry within the Clwydian Range Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (A.O.N.B.). The site can be combined with other sites and attractions in the area for a whole day excursion.