Cromarty coast of Scotland
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The Cromarty coast of Scotland is a geologically significant shoreline famed for its extensive Old Red Sandstone formations and classic Devonian rock exposures.
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal region
ⓘ
geological site ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| geologicalPeriod | Devonian ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
rocky shoreline
ⓘ
sea cliffs ⓘ wave-cut platforms ⓘ |
| hasNearbySettlement |
Cromarty
ⓘ
Invergordon ⓘ Nigg ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Black Isle
ⓘ
Cromarty Firth entrance ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Old Red Sandstone formations
ⓘ
classic Devonian rock exposures ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cromarty Firth
ⓘ
Highland council area ⓘ |
| locatedOn | North Sea ⓘ |
| partOf |
Moray Firth
ⓘ
surface form:
Moray Firth region
northeast coast of Scotland ⓘ |
| rockType |
Old Red Sandstone
ⓘ
sedimentary rock ⓘ |
| significance |
classic reference area for Old Red Sandstone stratigraphy
ⓘ
important for understanding Devonian continental environments ⓘ |
| usedFor |
geological field studies
ⓘ
paleontological research ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.