Kettleness: Rockhounding in North Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
- Minerals reported
- 4
Kettleness is a mapped rockhounding spot in North Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Reported finds include ammonite, whitby jet, reptile bone, belemnite. Below: coordinates, access notes, and nearby spots.
Plan your visit
Generally open to casual collecting
- Area
- North Yorkshire
- County / council area
- North Yorkshire
- Postcode
- YO21 3RY
- Coordinates
- 54.55400, -0.72200
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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AmmoniteEncyclopedia →- Whitby Jet
- Reptile Bone
BelemniteEncyclopedia →
Nearby rockhounding spots
Other UK rockhounding spots within driving distance of Kettleness.
- Runswick BayNorth Yorkshire, North Yorkshire · 2 mi awayAmmonite, Whitby Jet, Pyrite
- Port MulgraveNorth Yorkshire, North Yorkshire · 2 mi awayAmmonite, Belemnite, Pyrite
- StaithesNorth Yorkshire, North Yorkshire · 2 mi awayAmmonite, Belemnite, Gryphaea
- SandsendNorth Yorkshire, North Yorkshire · 4 mi awayWhitby Jet, Ammonite, Pyrite
- Whitby BeachNorth Yorkshire, North Yorkshire · 6 mi awayAmmonite, Whitby Jet, Pyrite
- Saltwick BayNorth Yorkshire, North Yorkshire · 7 mi awayAmmonite, Belemnite, Whitby Jet
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