Bluff Battery Devon County Geological Site

This location is a Devon County Geological Site and is located on the south side of Devonport Hill. The quarried outcrops display a transitional change in rock types from Middle Devonian dark grey shales to fossil-rich limestone. A rich fauna of stromatoporoids, coral colonies in position of growth, rugose corals and crinoid ossicles can be seen if you know what to look for. Fossils should not be collected but left for others to see.

The site is generally safe and there are regular bus services in and around Plymouth to Devonport Hill. The site can be accessed by footpaths from roads to the south of Devonport Hill.

See below for more detailed information from Devon County Council:

Bluff Battery information and maps [328KB]

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