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Course of a geological dyke
by Lairich Rig
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High Stacks
by Lauren
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High Stacks from Headland Walk
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Green Stacks Pinnacle
by Lauren
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Green Stacks Pinnacle from Headland Walk
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Course of a geological dyke
by Lairich Rig
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To the right of a line receding directly from the photographer's location,... (more)
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Pigeon Hole Caves
by Lauren
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Pigeon Hole Caves from Headland Walk
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Selwicks Bay
by Lauren
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A stack in front of Pigeon Hole coastline
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Molk Hole, Selwicks Bay
by Lauren
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Molk Hole in Selwicks Bay, from the Flamborough Head car park
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View across the rim of the Gaylet Pot, near Auchmithie, Angus
by Andrew Diack
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The accompanying photo was taken in a south-south west direction near the edge... (more)
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Coastal geology
by Jonathan Wilkins
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There are some locations that simply abound with geological interest - and this... (more)
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Tears Point
by Alan Hughes
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An interesting geological feature: while the beds of limestone on the nearer... (more)
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Split from the coast - Boscastle, Cornwall
by Martin Richard Phelan
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Standing separate from the coastline and seen from the promontory of Willapark... (more)
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Small rock stack on shore SW of Eathie Fishing Station
by Colin Park
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This section of coastline is full of interesting geological features. Note - the... (more)
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Dyke outcrop
by Jonathan Wilkins
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Inland of the flat coastal strip which is the post-glacial erosion platform... (more)
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Cattle on Battlebury
by Neil Owen
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They probably don't realise or care that the raised platform of land is an... (more)
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Rock exposure at Deil's Neuk
by M J Richardson
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The bedrock in the area is Silurian greywacke and shale, and no intrusions... (more)
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Cleaved sandstones
by Jonathan Wilkins
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Fabulous textures and colours in sandstone strata by Craig y Sais. The... (more)
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Arched strata, Swine Den
by Jonathan Wilkins
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Geology becomes much more complex than it seems at Swine Den. Here, the strata... (more)
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Almscliffe Crag
by John Winder
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A shot of the top of Almscliffe Crag, near Harrogate in Yorkshire. The crag is a... (more)
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Anticline at Ardmore Point
by Lairich Rig
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Arkle viewed from Achfary, Sutherland
by Andrew Tryon
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View of the mountain Arkle in northwest Sutherland from the A838 road near... (more)
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Former Sea Cliffs
by Oast House Archive
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Category: Geological feature
Before the sea retreated, over 600 (?) years ago, the steep hills here would... (more)
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Rock outcrop
by Jonathan Wilkins
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The summit of Foel Felen lies atop a small cliff-like feature provided by... (more)
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Tufa deposits
by Jonathan Wilkins
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A regular and surprising feature of many exposed rock surfaces are deposits of... (more)
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Site of a great geological discovery
by Richard Sutcliffe
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This ordinary-looking, rather overgrown burn is the site of a great geological... (more)
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Crag with quartz veins
by Jonathan Wilkins
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Deformation of the rocks making this craggy feature has resulted in the growth... (more)
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Limestone headland
by Jonathan Wilkins
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Bulging rock outcrops make domed features on the southern slope of the Great... (more)
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Hock Cliff on Severn, Gloucestershire
by Martin Richard Phelan
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A view of the geological feature of Hock Cliff to the south-west of the village... (more)
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Jumbled rocks
by Jonathan Wilkins
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This appears to be a periglacial feature, akin to a tor, comprising a mixture of... (more)
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Relict sea-stack
by Jonathan Wilkins
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At one time this prominent rock would have been a small rocky island lying some... (more)
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Erosion platform with Jura
by Jonathan Wilkins
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Pasture on the wave-cut platform stretches out for a significant distance below... (more)
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Large quartz outcrop near Sgurr nan Clachan Geala
by Dave Marshall
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About 200m south of the summit of Sgurr nan Clachan Geala is the largest outcrop... (more)
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Gneiss outcrop
by Jonathan Wilkins
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A beautifully smoothed outcrop of the Lewisian Gneiss which displays... (more)
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Angular unconformity on the Arbroath Coastal Trail
by Adrian Diack
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This photo is of a cliff exposure showing an unconformity between Lower Devonian... (more)
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Strath Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)
by Gordon Brown
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Of national importance for its geology but is suffering from too much... (more)
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Geology explained
by Richard Sutcliffe
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A very simple way of explaining the geology of Loch Lomond and the Highland... (more)
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Shake hole above Bollihope Quarry
by Mike Quinn
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For info about shake holes (or sinkholes) see the Royal Geological... (more)
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Vesicular basalt
by Jonathan Wilkins
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Outcrop at the side of the long-distance path shows that the huge thickness of... (more)
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Folded outcrop
by Jonathan Wilkins
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Intensely deformed rocks belonging to the Dalradian Lakes Marble Formation at... (more)
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Basalt pinnacle at Ardmore, Kerrera
by David Purchase
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This looks artificial, but is in fact a natural feature.
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'The Glen'
by Enda O Flaherty
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March 2011 – A visit to ‘The Glen’ near the foot of Knocknarea in Co. Sligo.... (more)
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Large Stone on Ringstead Beach
by Nigel Mykura
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This stone is located on the beach below the undercliff between Ringstead and... (more)
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Clogwynyreryr
by Jonathan Wilkins
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Rough ground and rock outcrop of Clogwynyreryr, This prominent landscape feature... (more)
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Sandstone outcrop
by Jonathan Wilkins
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The strip of upland grazing within the forest is crossed by a series of rocky... (more)
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Sandstone cliff
by Jonathan Wilkins
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A prominent feature at the north end of the bay is this low cliff of reddened,... (more)
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Raised beach
by Jonathan Wilkins
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A significant area of raised beach above the rocky shore. This feature is... (more)
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Carrick Volcanic Formation
by Jonathan Wilkins
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Basaltic lava is formed into crude pillow structures, with enclaves of included... (more)
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Erratic boulders
by Jonathan Wilkins
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A cluster of glacial erratic boulders lies on terrain named as Cerrig Gwynion... (more)
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Judd's Dyke no. IV
by Jonathan Wilkins
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Old Red Sandstone
by Jonathan Wilkins
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A series of well-bedded sandstones and conglomerate exposed on the upper shore... (more)
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Scourie dyke features
by AlastairG
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The narrow, steep sided gully is charcteristic of Scourie dykes. This one is... (more)
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