New Red Sandstone
Introduction
The photograph on this page of New Red Sandstone by Jonathan Wilkins as part of the Geograph project.
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New Red Sandstone
Image: © Jonathan Wilkins Taken: 31 Aug 2022
Red-coloured, coastal rock strata belonging to the New Red Sandstone, which is here of Permian age. The flat, rocky aspect of the coast here is an expression of the post-glacial rock platform whose width is reduced and tree-covered in this area.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.600778
Longitude
-5.135068