Barclay, W.J., Browne, M.A.E., McMillan, A.A., Pickett, E.A., Stone, P. & Wilby, P.R. 2005. The Old Red Sandstone of Great Britain. Geological Conservation Review Series No. 31, JNCC, Peterborough. The original source material for these web pages has been made available by the JNCC under the Open Government Licence 3.0. Full details in the JNCC Open Data Policy

The Old Red Sandstone of Great Britain

Title page and preliminaries

Contents

Acknowledgements

Access to the countryside

Preface

1 Introduction to the Old Red Sandstone of Great Britain

Introduction

GCR site selection

Scope

History of research

Old Red Sandstone palaeogeography

Stratigraphical framework for the Old Red Sandstone

2 The Orcadian Basin

Introduction

Shetland

Orkney

North-eastern Scottish mainland

Melby: Matta Taing to Lang Rigg, Shetland

Footabrough to Wick of Watsness, Shetland

Easter Rova Head, Shetland

The Cletts, Exnaboe, Shetland

South Stromness Coast Section, Orkney

Taracliff Bay to Newark Bay, Orkney

Greenan Nev Coast, Eday, Orkney

South Fersness Bay, Eday, Orkney

Yesnaby and Gaulton Coast Section, Orkney

Old Man of Hoy Coast, Orkney

Bay of Berstane, Orkney

Red Point, Caithness

Pennyland (Thurso–Scrabster), Caithness

John o'Groats, Caithness

Wick Quarries, Caithness

Achanarras Quarry, Caithness

Sarclet, Caithness

Tarbat Ness, Ross and Cromarty

Dun Chia Hill (Loch Duntelchaig), Inverness-shire

Tynet Burn, Moray and N.H. Trewin

Den of Findon, Gamrie Bay and New Aberdour, Aberdeenshire

Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, and N.H. Trewin

3 The Midland Valley of Scotland and adjacent areas 3

Introduction

The Toutties, Aberdeenshire

Dunnottar Coast Section, Aberdeenshire

Crawton Bay, Aberdeenshire

North Esk River, Aberdeenshire

Milton Ness, Aberdeenshire

Aberlemno Quarry, Angus

Tillywhandland Quarry, Angus

Whiting Ness, Angus

Tay Bank, Perth and Kinross

Glen Vale, Fife and WJ. Barclay

Wolf's Hole Quarry, Stirlingshire

Auchensail Quarry, West Dunbartonshire

Siccar Point to Hawk's Heugh, Scottish Borders

Largs Coast, North Ayrshire

North Newton Shore, Isle of Arran

4 Southern Scotland and the Lake District

Introduction

Palmers Hill Rail Cutting, Scottish Borders

Pooley Bridge, Cumbria

5 The Anglo-Welsh Basin

Introduction

Porth-y-Mor, Anglesey

Devil's Hole, Shropshire

Oak Dingle, Tugford, Shropshire

The Scar, Herefordshire

Cusop Dingle, Herefordshire-Powys

Sawdde Gorge, Powys

Pantymaes Quarry, Powys

Heol Senni Quarry, Powys

Caeras Quarry, Carmarthenshire

Craig-y-Fro Quarry, Powys

Abercriban Quarries, Powys

Mon y Waen, Powys

Duffryn Crawnon, Powys

Craig-y-cwm, Torfaen

Ross-on-Wye, Royal Hotel, Herefordshire

Wilderness (Land Grove) Quarry, Gloucestershire

Lydney, Gloucestershire

Albion Sands and Gateholm Island, Pembrokeshire

Little Castle Head, Pembrokeshire

West Angle Bay (North), Pembrokeshire

Freshwater West, Pembrokeshire

Freshwater East-Skrinlde Haven, Pembrokeshire

Llansteffan, Carmarthenshire

Portishead, North Somerset

Glenthorne, Devon

References

Glossary

Index

Figures and tables

Tables

References