Staithes: Rockhounding in North Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
Staithes is a mapped rockhounding spot in North Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Reported finds include ammonite, belemnite, gryphaea, pyrite. Below: coordinates, access notes, and nearby spots.
Map showing Staithes in North Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
Quick details
- Access
- Public area
- Area
- North Yorkshire
- County / council area
- North Yorkshire
- Postcode
- TS13 5BQ
- Coordinates
- 54.55800, -0.78300
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 Staithes
- Ammonite
- BelemniteEncyclopedia →
- Gryphaea
- PyriteEncyclopedia →
Nearby rockhounding spots
Other UK rockhounding spots within driving distance of Staithes.
- Port MulgraveNorth Yorkshire · 1 mi awayAmmonite, Belemnite, Pyrite
- Runswick BayNorth Yorkshire · 2 mi awayAmmonite, Whitby Jet, Pyrite
- KettlenessNorth Yorkshire · 2 mi awayAmmonite, Whitby Jet, Reptile Bone
- SandsendNorth Yorkshire · 6 mi awayWhitby Jet, Ammonite, Pyrite
- Whitby BeachNorth Yorkshire · 8 mi awayAmmonite, Whitby Jet, Pyrite
- Saltwick BayNorth Yorkshire · 10 mi awayAmmonite, Belemnite, Whitby Jet
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More rockhounding in North Yorkshire
See all 9 North Yorkshire spots →This spot is about 43 miles from York. Rock and fossil collecting near York →
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