What is recorded here
Little Skate Bay features sandstone and shale rock formations, likely from the Devonian period, around 400 to 360 million years old. These rocks formed in shallow marine environments and are notable for their exposure of ancient sedimentary layers along the coast.
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Places near here
CumbraeNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 220 yd
Great Cumbrae Island, Bell BayNo Class (event) (modern) · 391 yd
Bell BayBay · 398 yd
Skate PointHeadland · 506 yd
Great Cumbrae Island, Bell CraigFort (period Unassigned)(possible) · 683 yd
Glaid StoneMountain / peak · 1284 yd
Great Cumbrae Island, Stinking BayCairn (period Unassigned), Cinerary Urn (period Unassigned) · 1352 yd
Graycraig WoodForest · 1371 yd
Horse HillMountain / peak · 1599 yd
Great CumbraeIsland · 1708 yd
Great Cumbrae Island, BallochmartinFarmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned), Mill (period Unassigned) · 1.1 mi
BallochmartinMill (period Unassigned) · 1.1 miOther information
Photo: Leslie Barrie · CC BY-SA 2.0