Old Red Sandstone

E4810

lithostratigraphic unit sedimentary rock sequence

Old Red Sandstone is a thick sequence of Devonian-age sedimentary rocks, notable for its red coloration and widespread occurrence across parts of Scotland and other regions of the North Atlantic.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Old Red Sandstone canonical	30
Devonian Old Red Sandstone	2
Old Red Sandstone Continent	2
Old Red Sandstone cliffs	2
Old Red Sandstone Continent (Euramerica) basins	1
Old Red Sandstone area	1
Old Red Sandstone formations	1
Old Red Sandstone region	1
The Old Red Sandstone	1
Torridonian sandstone	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	lithostratigraphic unit ⓘ sedimentary rock sequence ⓘ
associatedWithOrogeny	Caledonian orogeny ⓘ
climateIndication	semi-arid to arid conditions ⓘ
containsFossilsOf	arthropods ⓘ early land vertebrates ⓘ early terrestrial plants ⓘ fish ⓘ
depositionalEnvironment	alluvial fan ⓘ deltaic ⓘ fluvial ⓘ lacustrine ⓘ
economicUse	aggregate ⓘ building stone ⓘ
foundInRegion	Greenland ⓘ Ireland ⓘ Central Lowlands of Scotland ⓘ surface form: Midland Valley of Scotland Moray Firth Basin ⓘ North Atlantic area ⓘ surface form: North Atlantic region Norway ⓘ Orkney Islands ⓘ Scotland ⓘ Shetland ⓘ surface form: Shetland Islands Svalbard ⓘ surface form: Spitsbergen Wales ⓘ southwest England ⓘ
geologicAge	Paleozoic Era ⓘ surface form: Devonian
geologicPeriodEnd	Early Carboniferous in some basins ⓘ
geologicPeriodStart	Early Devonian ⓘ
historicallyStudiedBy	Hugh Miller ⓘ
lithologyIncludes	conglomerate ⓘ limestone ⓘ mudstone ⓘ sandstone ⓘ siltstone ⓘ
namedAfter	red coloration of its sandstones ⓘ
notableExposure	Brecon Beacons in Wales ⓘ Cromarty coast of Scotland ⓘ Orkney cliffs ⓘ
overlies	Silurian rocks in many areas ⓘ
primaryColor	red ⓘ
stratigraphicSignificance	key unit for Devonian continental deposits in North Atlantic region ⓘ
tectonicSetting	Old Red Sandstone self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Old Red Sandstone Continent (Euramerica) basins
thickness	several kilometres in some basins ⓘ
typeOfSedimentation	continental ⓘ
typicalCement	iron oxide ⓘ
underlies	Carboniferous rocks in many areas ⓘ

Referenced by (42)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Central Lowlands of Scotland → geology → Old Red Sandstone ⓘ

Old Red Sandstone → tectonicSetting → Old Red Sandstone self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old Red Sandstone Continent (Euramerica) basins

Seaton Cliffs → rockType → Old Red Sandstone ⓘ

Lomond Hills → geologicalOrigin → Old Red Sandstone ⓘ

Brecon Beacons in Wales → geology → Old Red Sandstone ⓘ

subject surface form: Brecon Beacons

Dalradian Supergroup → underlies → Old Red Sandstone ⓘ

Cromarty coast of Scotland → rockType → Old Red Sandstone ⓘ

Stonehaven coast → hasGeology → Old Red Sandstone ⓘ

Hugh Miller → notableWork → Old Red Sandstone ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Old Red Sandstone

Rackwick → geology → Old Red Sandstone ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old Red Sandstone cliffs

Old Man of Hoy → material → Old Red Sandstone ⓘ

Ward Hill → geologicalContext → Old Red Sandstone ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old Red Sandstone region

Cheviot Hills → geology → Old Red Sandstone ⓘ

Siccar Point unconformity → hasRockType → Old Red Sandstone ⓘ

this entity surface form: Devonian Old Red Sandstone

Siccar Point unconformity → overlainBy → Old Red Sandstone ⓘ

this entity surface form: Devonian Old Red Sandstone

Sidlaw Hills → geology → Old Red Sandstone ⓘ

Rendall Hills → geology → Old Red Sandstone ⓘ

Corn Du → geology → Old Red Sandstone ⓘ

Fan y Big → geology → Old Red Sandstone ⓘ

Wideford Hill → geologicalContext → Old Red Sandstone ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old Red Sandstone area

Raasay → hasGeologicalFeature → Old Red Sandstone ⓘ

this entity surface form: Torridonian sandstone

Marwick Head cliffs → geology → Old Red Sandstone ⓘ

Yesnaby cliffs → composedOf → Old Red Sandstone ⓘ

Fforest Fawr → geology → Old Red Sandstone ⓘ

Pen y Fan → geology → Old Red Sandstone ⓘ

Bay of Birsay → hasGeology → Old Red Sandstone ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old Red Sandstone cliffs

Black Mountains → geology → Old Red Sandstone ⓘ

Campsie Fells → geology → Old Red Sandstone ⓘ

Black Mountain → hasGeology → Old Red Sandstone ⓘ

subject surface form: Black Mountain (Brecon Beacons)

Skokholm Island → geology → Old Red Sandstone ⓘ

Midland Valley terrane (locally, structurally) → contains → Old Red Sandstone ⓘ

subject surface form: Midland Valley terrane

Westray → hasGeologicalFeature → Old Red Sandstone ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old Red Sandstone formations

Monnow Bridge → material → Old Red Sandstone ⓘ

Berwickshire Coast → geology → Old Red Sandstone ⓘ

Hoy hills → geology → Old Red Sandstone ⓘ

subject surface form: Hoy Hills

Duncansby Head → geology → Old Red Sandstone ⓘ

Sugar Loaf → geologicalType → Old Red Sandstone ⓘ

Blorenge → geology → Old Red Sandstone ⓘ

Laurussia → overlappedWith → Old Red Sandstone ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old Red Sandstone Continent

Euramerica → alsoKnownAs → Old Red Sandstone ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old Red Sandstone Continent

Euramerica → associatedWithSedimentaryRecord → Old Red Sandstone ⓘ

Dumyat → geology → Old Red Sandstone ⓘ