Culzean, Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 55° 21' 18'' North , 4° 47' 19'' West |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 55.35501,-4.78886 |
GeoHash: | G#: gcudgj0f7 |
Köppen climate type: | Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate |
To the south of Dunure is Culzean Castle, the jewel in the crown of the National Trust for Scotland, where there is another opportunity to access the shore. Blue and white agates have been found sparsely along the shoreline at Culzean.
The agate-bearing andesitic lavas outcrop around Culzean Castle and from Maidens harbour to about a mile south of the village beyond the lighthouse and adjacent to the world-class Trump Turnberry golf course. Although it is possible to walk the whole length of the shore from the north to the southern end of the lava at low tide this can be a rocky scramble across rough terrain in places, bisected by volcanic dykes and pitted by large precipitous and sharp edged holes caused by uneven erosion of the lavas.
Source http://www.agatesofscotland.co.uk/ayrshire.html
Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
Regional Geology
This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.
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Devonian - Silurian 358.9 - 443.8 Ma ID: 2034167 | Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian |
Early Devonian 393.3 - 419.2 Ma ID: 3138737 | Early Devonian sandstone Age: Early Devonian (393.3 - 419.2 Ma) Lithology: Sandstone Reference: Asch, K. The 1:5M International Geological Map of Europe and Adjacent Areas: Development and Implementation of a GIS-enabled Concept. Geologisches Jahrbuch, SA 3. [147] |
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Culzean, Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK