Sandsend: Rockhounding in North Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
Sandsend is a mapped rockhounding spot in North Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Reported finds include whitby jet, ammonite, pyrite, reptile bone. Below: coordinates, access notes, and nearby spots.
Map showing Sandsend in North Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
Quick details
- Access
- Public area
- Area
- North Yorkshire
- County / council area
- North Yorkshire
- Postcode
- YO21 3SU
- Coordinates
- 54.50300, -0.67120
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 Sandsend
- Whitby Jet
- Ammonite
- PyriteEncyclopedia →
- Reptile Bone
Nearby rockhounding spots
Other UK rockhounding spots within driving distance of Sandsend.
- Whitby BeachNorth Yorkshire · 3 mi awayAmmonite, Whitby Jet, Pyrite
- Runswick BayNorth Yorkshire · 4 mi awayAmmonite, Whitby Jet, Pyrite
- Saltwick BayNorth Yorkshire · 4 mi awayAmmonite, Belemnite, Whitby Jet
- KettlenessNorth Yorkshire · 4 mi awayAmmonite, Whitby Jet, Reptile Bone
- Port MulgraveNorth Yorkshire · 5 mi awayAmmonite, Belemnite, Pyrite
- StaithesNorth Yorkshire · 6 mi awayAmmonite, Belemnite, Gryphaea
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More rockhounding in North Yorkshire
See all 9 North Yorkshire spots →This spot is about 41 miles from York. Rock and fossil collecting near York →
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