Ravenscar: Rockhounding in North Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
Ravenscar is a mapped rockhounding spot in North Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Reported finds include ammonite, belemnite, whitby jet, pyrite. Below: coordinates, access notes, and nearby spots.
Map showing Ravenscar in North Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
Quick details
- Access
- Public area
- Area
- North Yorkshire
- County / council area
- North Yorkshire
- Postcode
- YO13 0LU
- Coordinates
- 54.40100, -0.48800
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.
Found at Ravenscar
- Ammonite
- BelemniteEncyclopedia →
- Whitby Jet
- PyriteEncyclopedia →
Nearby rockhounding spots
Other UK rockhounding spots within driving distance of Ravenscar.
- Robin Hood's BayNorth Yorkshire · 3 mi awayAmmonite, Belemnite, Gryphaea
- Saltwick BayNorth Yorkshire · 7 mi awayAmmonite, Belemnite, Whitby Jet
- Whitby BeachNorth Yorkshire · 8 mi awayAmmonite, Whitby Jet, Pyrite
- SandsendNorth Yorkshire · 10 mi awayWhitby Jet, Ammonite, Pyrite
- Runswick BayNorth Yorkshire · 14 mi awayAmmonite, Whitby Jet, Pyrite
- KettlenessNorth Yorkshire · 14 mi awayAmmonite, Whitby Jet, Reptile Bone
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More rockhounding in North Yorkshire
See all 9 North Yorkshire spots →This spot is about 39 miles from York. Rock and fossil collecting near York →
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