Limehill Farm ASSI
Last updated: 5 February 2010
| Site No | ASSI 096 |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.5 (ha) |
| Declared Date | 22/11/1995 |
| Confirmed Date | 01/05/1996 |
| County | Tyrone |
| Council(s) | Cookstown DC |
| Keywords | Earth Science |
The type locality for the zonal graptolite Monograptus sedgwickii. The site has yielded the world's oldest known Nowakiid, Nowakia brevis, for which this is also the type locality.
It is one of only two localities in Northern Ireland exhibiting a shelly fauna in a Silurian graptolitic setting.
Site Related Documents
Site map (.PDF 807Kb)
, Citation document (.PDF 63Kb) and Views about Management document (.PDF 41Kb).
