Portgower - Geological Guide for the Geology and Stratification

(Boulder Beds) - 2004

At Portgower, various outcrops of 'Boulder Beds' can be seen similar to those of Helmsdale, however unlike Helmsdale, corals are found within sandy deposits between layers.

Jurassic	Late	Volgian	Portlandian	142 to 147
			Tithonian
				147 to 150
		Kimmeridgian		150 to 154
		Oxfordian		154 to 159.4
	Middle	Callovian		159 to 165
		Bathonian		165 to 170
		Bajocian	Late Inferior Oolite	170 to 177
			Middle Inferior Oolite
		Aalenian	Early Inferior Oolite	177 to 180.1
			Scissum Beds
			Late Bridport Sands
	Early	Toarcian (Late Lias)		180 to 190
		Pliensbachian (Middle & Early Lias)		190 to 195
		Sinemurian (Early Lias)		195 to 201
		Hettangian (Early Lias)		201 to 205.7

Kimmeridgian 150 to 154 MYA
FORMATIONS AND DEPOSITS	LOCATIONS
Boulder Beds	Lothbeg Crakaig Helmsdale Portgower
Allt na Cuile Sandstone	Lothbeg
Kintradwell Beds	Lothbeg Portgower Kintradwell
Three Kings Reef	Balintore
Kimmeridge Clay	Reighton Bowleaze Cove Wyke Regis Ringstead Kimmeridge Bay Chapmans Pool
Eathie Shore	Eathie

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