Keates Quarry Dinosaur Footprints

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More than 100 fossilised dinosaur tracks are preserved in a flat layer of rock at Keates Quarry. The tracks date back to 140 million years ago when this area was covered in tropical forests and swamps. The footprints were probably made by giant sauropods such as Brachiosaurus.

The fossils were discovered in 1997 by quarrymen Kevin Keates and Trev Haysom when the Quarry was still being worked.

In 2016 they were opened to the public with an information board telling the story of the footprints and the dinosaurs that made them.

From Spyway, follow the footpath south towards the sea and turn right onto the Priest’s Way, heading west. Continue on the Priest’s Way for about three quarters of a mile – the dinosaur footprints are signposted on the right, just past the turning for Acton.