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British Regional Geology - Bristol and Gloucester region T Green, G W. 1992 - 3rd Edition. Contains good information about the geology of Portishead and other local localities. UKGE Code: BK0033: Price: £9.00 Click here to BUY ONLINE from our Store

The Geology of Somerset (Includes Avon Locations) Superb Book outlining the geology of Somerset and what fossils to find, where to look for many locations. Includes information suitable for both beginners and enthusiasts. Well written, contains photos, drawings, maps and tables. UKGE Code: BK0669: Price: £9.95 Click here to BUY ONLINE from our Store

Geology of Bristol, Sheet Explanation Concise account of the geology in an A5 Printed Book. Includes information on Portishead. UKGE Code: MA0741: Price: £9.00 Click here to BUY ONLINE from our Store

Geology of the Bristol District - Memoir Memoir with detailed information of the geology around the county of Bristol. Covers Aust Cliff, Radstock, Weston-Super-Mare and Portishead. 200pp. UKGE Code: MA0743: Price: £50.00 Click here to BUY ONLINE from our Store

Geology of the county around Weston-Super-Mare A detailed account of the geology around the county around Weston-Super-Mare. Including lots of info on Weston-Super-Mare, Lilstock, Watchet, Quantoxhead, Hinkley Point, Portishead, and Kilve. UKGE Code: MA0751: Price: £40.00 Click here to BUY ONLINE from our Store

1:250 000 Geological Map of Portishead Geological Maps are sold either Flat or Folded for Solid, or Seabed geology. Special editions may be available for certain locations. For a complete list click the link below. Click here to BUY ONLINE from our Store

1: 50 000 Geological Map of Portishead Geological Maps are sold either Flat or Folded for Solid, Drift or combined geology. Special editions and memoirs are available for certain locations. For a complete list of 1: 50 000 maps, click the link below. Click here to BUY ONLINE from our Store

1:25 000 Classic Area Map of Portishead Classic Area Map showing the geology of Portishead Click here to BUY ONLINE from our Store

 

Other Similar Locations

Portishead is an excellent location for corals, other similar locations for Carboniferous Corals are;Parkhouse Hill, Weston-Super-Mare in Avon. Mortimer Forest, Shadwell Quarry, Upper Millichope , Llanymynech Quarry, and Wenlock Quarry, Wenlock Edge in the Shropshire District and Castleton in the Derbyshire district.. Along the South West Coast, you can also collect Devonian Corals from Torquay along Hopes Nose and Daddy Hole. In South West Wales, you can also find Silurian Corals from Freshwater East, Marloes Sands. In Scotland, you can also find corals at St Monans. From South Wales, Carboniferous Corals can be found at Lydstep Headland, West Angle Bay and Manorbier Bay.

For Corals from Younger period, the Coralline Crag at Ramsholt makes ideal collecting.

For Devonian fish remains, you can try Achanarras, Spittal and Thurso in the north East of Scotland, fish fragments are plentiful, and complete finds can also be made. Fish can also be found at Cromarty, Tarbat Ness, John o' Groats, Queensferry, North Berwick and Eathie