The Reston Group is a Silurian to Devonian lithostratigraphic group (a sequence of rock strata) in the Southern Uplands terrane of southern

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and northernmost

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. The name is derived from

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in the Scottish Borders. The rocks of the Reston Group have also previously been referred to as 'Lower Old Red Sandstone and Lavas'

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{{Reflist Silurian System of Europe Devonian System of Europe Geology of England Geology of Scotland Geological groups of the United Kingdom Geologic formations of the United Kingdom