What is recorded here
Acairseid Mhòr is a coastal bay featuring sea cliffs composed primarily of Lewisian gneiss, some of the oldest rocks in Scotland, dating back approximately 2.7 to 3 billion years. These metamorphic rocks formed deep within the Earth's crust through intense heat and pressure, and were later exposed by erosion, creating a notable example of ancient geological history along the coast.
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Places near here
Tanera BeagIsland · 318 yd
Càrn SgoilteHeadland · 987 yd
Sgeir DhubhIslet · 1.1 mi
Creag na Coille DorchaMountain / peak · 1.1 mi
Tanera More, Loch ArdHorizontal Mill (period Unassigned) · 1.1 mi
Creag ÀrdHeadland · 1.4 mi
Doire na SròineMountain / peak · 1.5 mi
Tanera MoreFindspot (20th Century), Bowl (steatite)(period Unassigned) · 1.7 mi
Old Dorney BayArchaeological Landscape (prehistoric) - (post Medieval) · 1.9 mi
DornieBuilding(s) (post Medieval), Lazy Beds (post Medieval) · 2.0 mi
The Summer IslesVisitor information · 3.6 mi
Priest IslandCave (period Unassigned) · 4.5 miOther information
Photo: Julian Paren · CC BY-SA 2.0