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Cliffs of Toraig

Publicly named cliff or headland
Cliffs of Toraig
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A reusable public picture page identifies this place as Cliffs of Toraig. This entry is kept separately because no one government record could be safely joined to that public name and point.
The Cliffs of Toraig are composed primarily of basalt, formed through ancient volcanic activity during the Paleogene period, roughly 60 to 55 million years ago. These cliffs are notable for their dramatic columnar jointing, a result of the rapid cooling of lava flows, and for their contribution to the distinctive landscape of the Scottish Northwest coast.

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Photo: Kay Atherton · CC BY-SA 2.0