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An unconformity at Ardmore Point
by Lairich Rig
geograph for square NS3178
Category: Geological feature
A locally available leaflet, "The Geology of Ardmore Point", draws... (more)
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Old Red Sandstone on shore at Helensburgh
by Lairich Rig
geograph for square NS2982
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Old Red Sandstone, Freshwater East
by Alan Hunt
geograph for square SS0298
Grey mudstones and red sandstones on the northern side of Freshwater East beach.... (more)
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Red Stack, Caldey Island
by Alan Hunt
geograph for square SS1496
The steeply inclined Old Red Sandstone cliffs and stacks at the southern end of... (more)
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Old red sandstone on the western shore of Great Cumbrae
by David Martin
geograph for square NS1454
Other sandstones and marls are found south of here, after which old red... (more)
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Eday - Old Red Sandstone
by M J Richardson
for square HY5534
Category: Stone
Sea washed pebbles on the shore at the Bay of Doomy. Mostly Old Red Sandstone,... (more)
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Sandstone Cliffs near Tods Loup
by Chris Heaton
geograph for square NT9757
Lovely warm colour of Old Red Sandstone composes the cliff scenery along the... (more)
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Upper Old Red sandstone exposure, Denholm Dean
by Jim Barton
for square NT5618
A section about 2m high has been eroded here by the Dean Burn. These sandstones... (more)
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Sandstone (detail)
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3675
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Sandstone (detail)
by Lairich Rig
for square NS3676
Old Red Sandstone can be found along much of the shoreline from Ardoch... (more)
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Coastline, Red Point, Caithness
by Claire Pegrum
geograph for square NC9366
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Sandstone quarry
by Richard Webb
for square SO5265
Much of the Old Red Sandstone is soft and unsuitable for building. There are... (more)
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Foreshore at Dunbar
by M J Richardson
geograph for square NT6878
Upper Old Red Sandstone beds exposed on the shore, at the boundary with... (more)
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Red soil at Georgefield, Earlston
by Jim Barton
for square NT5938
A distinctive colour due to the Old Red Sandstone soil in this ploughed field at... (more)
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The Cloisters, Kirkby Stephen
by Karl and Ali
geograph for square NY7708
A Graeco-Roman style portico made from Old Red Sandstone.
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Red soil above the Lauder Burn
by Jim Barton
geograph for square NT5245
Distinctively coloured soil on the hillside here in this area of Old Red... (more)
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Farmland in Lauderdale
by Jim Barton
geograph for square NT5149
The red-brown soil is characteristic of the Old Red Sandstone in the valley of... (more)
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Caravan Park at Pease Bay
by M J Richardson
geograph for square NT7970
Looking across Pease Sands to the aptly named Red Rock - some Old Red Sandstone.
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Old Red Sandstone conglomerate
by Richard Sutcliffe
for square NS4191
An outcrop above the Old Manse, Balmaha. The geology here is extremely complex... (more)
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The old lighthouse at St Ann's Head
by Robin Drayton
geograph for square SM8002
Built in the 18th century; now holiday accommodation.
The cliffs are... (more)
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Fishing, Freshwater East
by Alan Hunt
geograph for square SS0298
A lone fisherman on the Old Red Sandstone rocks at the east end of Freshwater East Beach.
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The Coast Just North of the Border
by Chris Heaton
geograph for square NT9757
Looking north from the Berwickshire Coastal Path, depicting cliff scenery... (more)
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Marshall Meadows Bay
by Chris Heaton
geograph for square NT9856
Featuring cliffs composed of Old Red Sandstone
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Folded Old Red Sandstone at Cobbler's Hole
by Tony Atkin
geograph for square SM8002
Accessed via a short fenced path off the road, this spectacular folded rock is... (more)
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The shore near Ardoch
by Lairich Rig
geograph for square NS3676
Old Red Sandstone, its layers inclined with respect to the present-day shore,... (more)
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The shore at Ardoch
by Lairich Rig
geograph for square NS3676
Old Red Sandstone can be found along the shore for a considerable distance, but... (more)
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Old red sandstone shoreline near Lion Rock
by David Martin
for square NS1854
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Old red sandstone shore at Wine Bay
by David Martin
geograph for square NS1759
With a distant view of Routenburn on the mainland.
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Shore north of Skate Bay
by David Martin
geograph for square NS1658
The low old red sandstone shore typical of the west coast of Great Cumbrae. The... (more)
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Old Red Sandstone soil
by M J Richardson
geograph for square NT9263
Glowing in the April sunlight.
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Old red sandstone conglomerate
by Richard Sutcliffe
geograph for square NS3179
Part of the Rosneath Conglomerate Formation, of Devonian age. On the shore at... (more)
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Shaldon - Ness Cove
by Colin Smith
geograph for square SX9371
Ness Cove is a long sandy beach, accessible through a tunnel from Shaldon car... (more)
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Shaldon - The Ness
by Colin Smith
for square SX9471
Steep old red sandstone cliff at the northern end of Ness Cove.
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Shaldon - Ness Cove
by Colin Smith
geograph for square SX9371
Ness Cove is a long sandy beach, accessible through a tunnel from Shaldon car... (more)
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Hedderwick Stables
by M J Richardson
geograph for square NT6378
A fine 19th-Century building of Old Red Sandstone.
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St Mary's Church, Whitekirk
by M J Richardson
geograph for square NT5981
The East Lothian Old Red Sandstone shows up nicely in the late afternoon sun.
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The shore at Ardoch
by Lairich Rig
geograph for square NS3675
Much of the foreground is taken up by large slabs of Old Red Sandstone. It is... (more)
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Basalt dyke at Sauchie
by M J Richardson
geograph for square NN9319
The northern most of two parallel basalt dykes, about 500m apart, running... (more)
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Looking east from Freshwater Bay
by Alan Hunt
geograph for square SS0298
Looking east from the rocks on the north side of Freshwater Bay past West and... (more)
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Chapel Point, Caldey Island
by Alan Hunt
geograph for square SS1495
The Old Red Sandstone cliffs below the lighthouse on Caldey Island bear Tenby.
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Stubble field at Balgone
by M J Richardson
geograph for square NT5682
Old Red Sandstone soil newly ploughed.
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Ploughed field near Bonington
by M J Richardson
geograph for square NT5583
An Old Red Sandstone soil.
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Ploughed field on the slope of Rockville Heughs
by M J Richardson
geograph for square NT5581
Clearly showing the derivation of the soil from Old Red Sandstone rocks.
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Gosker Rock, Tenby
by Alan Hunt
geograph for square SN1300
Gosker Rock on Tenby's North Beach showing highly tilted strata of the Old... (more)
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Manorbier Beach
by Alan Hunt
geograph for square SS0597
Looking southeast along the beach from some steps running up the cliff. The... (more)
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Coastal View Near Langaton Point
by Rude Health
geograph for square ND3479
A view along the coastal edge of the rocky slabs near Langaton Point, Stroma.... (more)
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East Lothian potato field
by M J Richardson
geograph for square NT6675
Old Red Sandstone soil is good for potatoes.
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Needles Eye
by Chris Heaton
geograph for square NT9955
Cliff scenery composed of Old Red Sandstone - an archway with a sea stack on top... (more)
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St Ann's Head Lighthouse
by Robin Drayton
geograph for square SM8002
The lighthouse dates from 1841 and overlooks the entrance to Milford Haven.
The... (more)
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Old red sandstone in a quarry on Cefn Bryn
by Humphrey Bolton
geograph for square SS4989
This is on the north side of the ridge (which is why it looks so dull on a sunny... (more)
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