The best possibilities to collect agates in Ayrshire are given at the coast around Dunure. Agates from Ayrshire are mostly intensively coloured. Sometimes pastel-coloured agates can be found too.

 

 

 

 

 

More informations about scottish agates are given in Dr.H.G. Macpherson´s book “agates” (published by the British Museum (Natural History) and the National Museums of Scotland).

You can find more informations about scottish agates on the following webpages:

Chris Harlow´s webpage about scottish agates 

Nick Crawford´s webpage scotsagate

H.Currie Minerals of Scotland

Schottland Argyll Isle of Rum Bloodstone Hill Beach 45mmam

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