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Rock ribs and sea on the Lothbeg foreshore.

Lothbeg

Lothbeg’s Jurassic foreshore brings together pale sandstone, dark laminated siltstone and drifted plant fossils on the Sutherland coast. Around Lothbeg Point, ammonites and shells record a deepening sea beside an active fault, while leaves and other plant fragments reveal the nearby land. Exposure changes as sand and seaweed cover the rocks. Jurassic, Cliffs and Foreshore, Rating: ♦♦♦