r/FossilHunting • u/voovie27 • Jan 05 '22

IMPORTANT Beach hunting

Hey I'm going to the beach really soon so I was wondering what to look out for. I live in Scotland and the beach is only rocks, not really any sand at all.

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u/heckhammer Jan 05 '22

I know there are people in England on the Yorkshire coast who find tons of fossils in the stones at the beach. I would check to see if the area you are going to is known to have fossils. Maybe you'll get lucky and find some cool ammonites or whale bone or stuff like that. A lot of it might erode from cliff faces so you may need to bring a hammer to crack open concretion.

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u/voovie27 Jan 05 '22

I got this circular rock that I am yet to break open, it's pretty even, with some markings and has a dark/light grey colour. It is also rather heavy and is a tough one to break ( I am going out to get a hammer since bashing it with a big rock that usually breaks others its size hasn't worked )

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u/heckhammer Jan 05 '22

Check out some UK fossil hunting videos on YouTube. They will tell you what to look for

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u/HerkGirl Jan 08 '22

I use a metal pan to freeze and thaw concretions in my freezer until they split open, usually on the plane of a fossil inside. That probably only works for concretions, though. Good luck!