Geology of the Isle of Skye

Geological map of Skye
Basal quartzite of the Eriboll Group from the Ord Window
Durness Group dolomites forming a limestone pavement on Bheinn Shuardail
Cross-bedded Jurassic sandstones of the Bearreraig Sandstone Formation near Glasnakille, Strathaird
MacLeod's Tables, flat-topped hills and stepped topography from erosion of Paleocene lavas, Duirinish peninsula
Mafic dyke near Broadford cutting Durness Group dolomite
The Kilt Rock with a columnar jointed dolerite sill above Jurassic sandstones of the Valtos Sandstone Formation

The geology of the Isle of Skye in Scotland is highly varied and the island's landscape reflects changes in the underlying nature of the rocks. A wide range of rock types are exposed on the island, sedimentary, metamorphic and igneous, ranging in age from the Archaean through to the Quaternary.