Blue Anchor: Rockhounding in Somerset, Somerset
Blue Anchor is a mapped rockhounding spot in Somerset, Somerset, United Kingdom. Reported finds include ammonite, selenite, ichthyosaur, gryphaea. Below: coordinates, access notes, and nearby spots.
Map showing Blue Anchor in Somerset, Somerset
Quick details
- Access
- Public area
- Area
- Somerset
- County / council area
- Somerset
- Postcode
- TA24 6JP
- Coordinates
- 51.18100, -3.40200
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 Blue Anchor
- Ammonite
- SeleniteEncyclopedia →
- Ichthyosaur
- Gryphaea
Nearby rockhounding spots
Other UK rockhounding spots within driving distance of Blue Anchor.
- WatchetSomerset · 3 mi awayAmmonite, Pyrite, Gryphaea
- Kilve BeachSomerset · 8 mi awayAmmonite, Pyrite, Ichthyosaur
- Monmouth BeachDorset · 38 mi awayAmmonite, Belemnite, Pyrite
- Charmouth BeachDorset · 38 mi awayAmmonite, Belemnite, Pyrite
- Black VenDorset · 38 mi awayAmmonite, Belemnite, Pyrite
- Seatown Beach (Golden Cap)Dorset · 41 mi awayAmmonite, Belemnite, Pyrite
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