Fiskavaig: Rockhounding in Highland
- Minerals reported
- 8
Fiskavaig is a mapped rockhounding spot in Highland, United Kingdom. Reported finds include gyrolite, apophyllite, heulandite, stilbite, analcime, and more. Below: coordinates, access notes, and nearby spots.
Plan your visit
Generally open to casual collecting
- County / council area
- Highland
- Postcode
- IV47 8SN
- Coordinates
- 57.30820, -6.45040
Coordinates are approximate. Confirm the exact ground and access before you head out.
Land & collecting status
Generally open to casual collecting
Public-tagged UK spots are usually beaches, foreshore, or long-worked collecting localities where picking up loose material is generally tolerated. Watch the tides, never dig into cliffs, and check local bylaws before you collect.
Rules differ across England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Most UK land is private, beaches and foreshore generally tolerate casual pebble collecting, and SSSIs and scheduled monuments are protected. Check this site's status before you collect.
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Gyrolite
ApophylliteEncyclopedia →
HeulanditeEncyclopedia →
StilbiteEncyclopedia →
AnalcimeEncyclopedia →
ThomsoniteEncyclopedia →
ChabaziteEncyclopedia →
CalciteEncyclopedia →
Nearby rockhounding spots
Other UK rockhounding spots within driving distance of Fiskavaig.
- Talisker BayHighland · 2 mi awayHeulandite, Stilbite, Analcime
- Portree Shore (Camas Ban)Highland · 12 mi awayChabazite, Phillipsite, Thomsonite
- ElgolHighland · 17 mi awayAmmonite, Belemnite
- The StorrHighland · 17 mi awayAnalcime, Natrolite, Chabazite
- Camas MalagHighland · 19 mi awayAnalcime, Calcite, Thomsonite
- Strontian (Whitesmith Mine)Highland · 54 mi awayGalena, Sphalerite, Strontianite
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