What is recorded here
Little Ailsa is a small igneous rock formation, likely of volcanic origin, and is thought to be part of the older Palaeozoic rock suite in the region. It is notable as a named coastal feature, possibly associated with the same geological processes that formed the nearby Ailsa Craig, though its specific age and formation history remain less well documented.
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Places near here
Macanalls Cave, Ailsa CraigBurial(s) (period Unknown), Cave (nil Antiquity) · 95 yd
Duke of Edinburgh: Ailsa Craig, Firth of ClydeSteamship (19th Century) · 506 yd
Ailsa Craig Nature ReserveNature reserve · 697 yd
Ailsa Craig, CastleCastle (medieval), Well (period Unassigned) · 713 yd
Ailsa CastleRuins · 714 yd
Ailsa Craig, GeneralGeneral View (period Unassigned) · 744 yd
Ailsa CraigChapel (medieval), Cist(s) (medieval) · 988 yd
Ailsa Craig, Foreland Point, Lighthouse, Keepers' Cottages and FoghornFog Horn (19th Century), Lighthouse (19th Century), Lighthouse Keepers House(s) (19th Century) · 1071 yd
Ailsa Craig, WalkwayPath (period Unassigned) · 1143 yd
Swine CaveCave · 1175 yd
Firth of ClydeBay · 8.6 mi
Jasper: Whilk Isle, Firth of ClydeCraft (19th Century) · 8.7 miOther information
Photo: James T M Towill · CC BY-SA 2.0