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Hayloft Cafe Fossil Tree

Purbeck Fossil Wood

  • Fossil
  • Silicified Wood
  • Upper Jurassic

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Location of Geological Feature
A fossil tree stump stands at the gateway to the cafe.
Fossils
Trunks of conifer trees of the species Protocupressinoxylon purbeckensis.
Rock Type
Silicified Wood
Geological Age
Upper Jurassic
Quarry Location
Isle of Portland, Dorset, UK.
Category
Fossil
Nearest station
Weymouth
Address
Pennsylvania Road DT5 1HU
Date of build
19th Century
Find out more
Stone identified by Ruth Siddall.
Hayloft Cafe Fossil Tree — Purbeck Fossil Wood
Purbeck Fossil Wood at Hayloft Cafe Fossil Tree
Purbeck Fossil Wood at Hayloft Cafe Fossil Tree (detail 2)
    Entry submitted by Ruth Siddall

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