THE late Dr. B. N. Peach, of the Scottish Geological Survey, is well known to have advocated the view that the Moine gneiss, the most extensive formation in Scotland, is the metamorphosed eastern ...

THIS memoir is a new edition (with corrections and additions) of that on the same area, first published in 1916. In addition to minor corrections and amplifications, Chapter ii. dealing with the ...

Come join Bates’ own Visiting Professor Calvin Mako as we enjoy pizza, cider, and talk about some of the geological processes involved in mountain building in sunny Scotland.

A trail spotlighting some of western Europe’s oldest rocks has been proposed at a village in the Scottish Highlands. Geology enthusiasts and keen hikers would be able to access a new walking route in ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gairloch in Wester Ross is a stop along the North Coast 500 driving trail (Getty Images) A trail spotlighting some of western ...