This small outlier of Triassic sandstone occurs at this spot on Raasay's wild eastern coast. It is a conglomerate assigned to the Stornoway Formation. The clearly visible summit of Dun Caan is formed from a basalt of Palaeogene age whilst the light coloured coastal cliffs are of early Jurassic age; sandstones assigned to the Ardnish Formation.
Uploaded to Geograph by Alan Bowring on 19 August 2014
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