
What is recorded here
Skate Point is a coastal headland composed primarily of Devonian sandstone, formed around 400 to 360 million years ago through sedimentary deposition in a shallow marine environment. The rock is notable for its resistance to erosion, which has allowed the headland to persist as a prominent coastal feature in North Ayrshire.
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Places near here
Skate BayBay · 117 yd
Little Skate BayBay · 506 yd
CumbraeNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 694 yd
Great Cumbrae Island, Bell BayNo Class (event) (modern) · 846 yd
Great Cumbrae Island, Stinking BayCairn (period Unassigned), Cinerary Urn (period Unassigned) · 874 yd
Graycraig WoodForest · 955 yd
Great Cumbrae Island, Bell CraigFort (period Unassigned)(possible) · 1165 yd
Horse HillMountain / peak · 1536 yd
Glaid StoneMountain / peak · 1637 yd
Airdhill WoodForest · 1760 yd
Great Cumbrae Island, BallochmartinFarmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned), Mill (period Unassigned) · 1.2 mi
BallochmartinMill (period Unassigned) · 1.2 miOther information
Photo: David Martin · CC BY-SA 2.0