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YOUR experiences, reports and comments of Kettleness |
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Regular Haunt - Fiona Jennings |
Date: April, May, July, August & September
I collect from Kettleness on a regular basis, I find it very thrilling to even attempt the climb down let alone back up with a bag full of fossils.
Kettleness yields some lovely ammonites of various sizes and I mainly find them in pockets at the base of the cliff, 100yds to the left as you land on the beach from where the rope is, there are several pockets along this stretch where you can find them. I've spent several visits emptying one of these pockets this year and the ammonites were quite large 3-4", of good quality. You will find many ammonites on the foreshore in and amongst the shingle.
I would suggest that you take a look in the rocks where the tide has retreated from, as here you can often find the smaller ammonites but of good quality.
You can also find the odd Bivalve in the same shingle, these are approximately 1" across.
I've never managed to visit Kettleness without it being a windy day and you do have to be careful getting back up to the top using the rope. The loose shale can be dangerous and will fall from beneath your feet.
It's always a pleasure to collect at Kettleness and you never know what you'll find!
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Kettleness in the Summer 10/08/2006 - Joe Shimmin |
I recently visited Kettleness while on a camping trip in the moors. The camping trip was awful as there was fog, driving rain, gale-force winds and anything else you'd care to chuck at a Southerner just out to have a nice time in The North.
Unfortunately the only scenery I saw in this beautiful area was the road; as the moors were obscured by fog or sheets of rain. All very bad for general holiday happyness, but excellent for fossil hunting. Every day that I was in the area the wind whipped the waves up into a formidable force, which worked on the cliffs with a vengence. I visited Kettleness on two occasions and both times the finds were excellent. Lots of ammonite nodules etc and both times I almost blacked out/threw up due to the exertion of carrying my finds back up the cliff.
So although my holiday was ruined by awful weather, it wasn't all bad and I'll be visiting again I'm sure - preferably when there's torrential rain and waves that'd scare the most seasoned of salty sea dogs. |
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