Aberdour Bay to Kinnaird Head

Local Geodiversity site | Aberdeenshire

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Summary

High seacliffs, sandy bays wave cut platforms, rocky shores, intertidal mud and sand flats. Important for overwintering birds. Old Red Sandstone.

Site information

Access notes

There is a large car park at NJ 887 646 at the beach at New Aberdour

Further information

https://www.aberdeengeolsoc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/10-The-Lower-ORS-of-New-Aberdour.pdf
This guide by N.H. Trewin, S.D.Andrews and B.C. Kneller describes the Lower Old Red Sandstone of the eastern side of the Turriff Basin