What is recorded here
Asknish Bay features sandstone and limestone cliffs formed during the Carboniferous period, around 300 million years ago, through sedimentary deposition in shallow marine environments. The area is notable for its well-preserved fossil content and as a key site for studying ancient coral reefs.
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Places near here
Asknish, Loch Melfort Motor InnHotel (period Unassigned) · 431 yd
Arduaine FarmTownship (period Unassigned) · 562 yd
ArduaineDun (later Prehistoric) · 599 yd
Eilean CreagachIslet · 1730 yd
Eilean GamhnaIslet · 1.1 mi
BarrichbeyanStock Enclosure (period Unassigned) · 1.3 mi
Mullach DubhMountain / peak · 1.6 mi
Kames BayBay · 1.9 mi
Druim na Dubh GhlaicMountain / peak · 2.2 mi
Port CaolBay · 2.8 mi
Luing Millennium CairnMemorial · 3.4 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 3.6 miOther information
Photo: Anne Burgess · CC BY-SA 2.0