Tillywhandland Quarry [Non-marine Devonian]

Geological Conservation Review site | GCR #3328 | Stratigraphy | Non-Marine Devonian

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Summary

Tillywhandland Quarry is one of the best Lower Devonian fossil fish sites in Scotland, and has yielded a large number of specimens. It is also an important reference section for the Dundee Flagstone Formation and provides one of the few exposures of an early Devonian lake deposit, representing about 2000 years in the life of Loch Forfar. It has allowed detailed examination of the lacustrine strata, and will be a key section in the further study and correlation of these unique deposits.
(From ORS volume September 2004)

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Access notes

Take B9113 heading east from Forfar. After about 1 mile take minor road towards Aberlemno and then farm track to Tillywhandland farm.

Safety notes

Once in the area of old quarry workings accessibility to quarry faces, except one at the end of the path, is almost impossible due to vegetation and flooded quarry floors.