Girls into Geoscience is aimed at girls about to undertake/taking Highers (ages 14-17) who are interested in finding out more about the geosciences and the directions it could take them. […]
The Friends of Hugh Miller would like to show you round their fossil collection with this short video by geologist Gavin Berkenheger. https://www.facebook.com/The-Friends-of-Hugh-Miller-1148338595254661/?view_public_for=1148338595254661 The organisation brings together people from all […]
First shown in the museum 2017, this online exhibition looks at John Muir’s Geological heroes who have helped understand the geology around his birth town of Dunbar. https://www.jmbt.org.uk/learn/exhibitions/
A shortened 3-day geotour based on our normal 6-day tour which has been adapted due to the Covid-19 situation. The first 2 days are based in Assynt with the third […]
The historic Royal Burgh of Dalkeith has a large number of interesting stone buildings, dating back to the 15th century. This online walking excursion along the paths and streets of […]
The historic Royal Burgh of Dalkeith has a large number of interesting stone buildings, dating back to the 15th century. This walking excursion along the paths and streets of Dalkeith […]
A virtual walk round part of the Glasgow Necropolis describing the geological context of the site and the examples of the types of rock used in the monuments. https://geologyglasgow.org.uk/events/
During the month of October come and join the @scottishfossils team on instagram, while we explore some of the fantastic geology and fossils from around Fife! As well as lots […]
This event was due to take place at the Scottish Poetry Library, Edinburgh. Due to the coronavirus situation it will now take place online, and we are delighted to present […]
The rocky coastline to the south of Siccar Point is one of the finest walks on the east coast of Scotland. Dramatic cliffs of greywacke sandstone plunge to inaccessible beaches, […]
We will visit a succession of basalt lava flows from the Arthur’s Seat volcano which form Whinny Hill. There are also some minor intrusions. Organised by the Edinburgh Geological Society. […]
An introduction to the offshore geology of Scotland. Find out what core material is and why Geologists use it to help them understand the rocks beneath our feet. Presented by […]
A shoreline and moorland walk, with Cuil Bay Slates, Appin Phyllite and Limestone (with limekiln), and Transition Beds, intruded by diorites and volcanic pipes, ending at the Appin Limestone ‘Tiger […]
Monday 5th October, 5.30-6:30pm – Lime and the built heritage of Scotland Presenter: Dr Katie Strang, Scottish Lime Centre Trust Scotland has one of the richest legacies of traditional (pre-1919) […]
This meeting links with the Geological Society’s ‘Year of Life’ and aspects of geoconservation. It will consider the conservation of the palaeontological record and its importance in understanding environmental change, […]
Standing stones are a part of the Scottish landscape that we sometimes take for granted. We see single stones in a field but do not stop to think how they […]
An online excursion to examine the Lower Limestone and Limestone Coal Formations between Kinghorn and Kirkcaldy.
To examine the Lower Limestone and Limestone Coal Formations between Kinghorn and Kirkcaldy. Organised by the Edinburgh Geological Society. Booking essential, and please read and take note of the Code […]
A shoreline and moorland walk, after a short drive south-west from Ardgour. Close to the Great Glen Tear Fault, Moine metasediments, pegmatite veins, basal Devonian unconformity, raised beach headland and […]
Imagine paddling in balmy tropical seawater lapping on the shore. Inland are dense forests with volcanoes. Eruptions shake the Earth with such force that they rip up bits of the […]
Where else on Britain’s coast can you walk through 100 million years and three geological periods? Probably nowhere! This coastal walk follows the route of James Hutton and friends on […]
Guest lecturer James Westland will transport us to Mull to explore the Staffa Lava Formation. This is the lowest member of the Mull lava pile, with spectacular exposures on Staffa […]
Send in images of your summer finds and see if the Rock Docs can identify it for you. Send in an image during the week before the event, or earlier, […]
The section at Joppa extends from the Upper Limestone Formation, through the Passage Formation and into the Lower Coal Measures (Carboniferous). The excellent exposures allow for study of the sedimentology […]
By car, with a series of stops from Ardgour to Lochaline. Moine metasediments, Strontian Granite, dykes, Moine/Triassic(?) unconformity, Jurassic sediments, Lochaline quartz sand, finishing with a beach Jurassic fossil hunt. […]
The section at Joppa extends from the Upper Limestone Formation, through the Passage Formation and into the Lower Coal Measures (Carboniferous). The excellent exposures allow for study of the sedimentology […]
Today we breathe an atmosphere consisting of a blend of nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide, argon and few other trace gases. While we rightly worry about carbon dioxide, methane and ozone […]
Guest lecturer James Westland will lead us on a virtual walk on the island of Mull, which takes in geology that is of global importance. We will visit the Loch […]
An introduction to the geology of Glen Coe, including Dalradian basement, pre-volcano land surface, rhyolite lava flows, the North Graben Fault with andesitic debris (optional, up the hillside), and a […]
A route through the Moine rocks of Lochaber, with ancient seabed ripples in Loch Eil Moine quartzites, highly metamorphosed Glenfinnan Moine rocks with pegmatite veins and folding in the Morar […]
