| Bowmore Sandstone Group | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range:Neoproterozoic | |
 Laggan Formation at Eilean Mhic Ghoile, nearBowmore, Islay | |
| Type | Group |
| Sub-units | Laggan Formation,Blackrock Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Other | Shale, siltstone |
| Location | |
| Region | Inner Hebrides |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Bowmore |
TheBowmore Sandstone Group is a sequence ofmetasedimentary rocks, dominantly sandstones, of probableNeoproterozoic age. Their outcrop on the island ofIslay in theInner Hebrides is entirelyfault-bounded, between the Loch Gruinart Fault to the west and the Loch Skerrols Shear Zone to the east.[1]
