Dunure: Rockhounding in South Ayrshire
- Minerals reported
- 5
Dunure is a mapped rockhounding spot in South Ayrshire, United Kingdom. Reported finds include agate, jasper, chalcedony, quartz, carnelian. Below: coordinates, access notes, and nearby spots.
Plan your visit
Generally open to casual collecting
- County / council area
- South Ayrshire
- Postcode
- KA7 4LN
- Coordinates
- 55.40560, -4.76160
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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Nearby rockhounding spots
Other UK rockhounding spots within driving distance of Dunure.
- Heads of AyrSouth Ayrshire · 3 mi awayAgate, Jasper, Chalcedony
- Bennane HeadSouth Ayrshire · 21 mi awayJasper, Agate, Chalcedony
- Mennock WaterDumfries and Galloway · 37 mi awayGold, Quartz
- WanlockheadDumfries and Galloway · 38 mi awayGalena, Sphalerite, Leadhillite
- LeadhillsSouth Lanarkshire · 39 mi awayGalena, Sphalerite, Leadhillite
- BallygallyAntrim, Mid and East Antrim · 56 mi awayAgate, Chalcedony, Analcime
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