A 100 Great Geosites nomination from the Geological Society’s President, David Shilston. I discovered the hidden and diverse delights of this valley and its route up/down Snowdon only a few years ago. It has so many interesting features – geology, history, politics and ecology. Continue reading
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A Geological History Tour of the British Overseas Territories
The geosites blog is off to warmer climes this week to look at the geology of more sites further afield in the British Overseas Territories. But first, an explainer: what technically is a British Overseas Territory? Well there are 14 territories which are under the jurisdiction and sovereignty of the United Kingdom but they do … Continue reading
100 Great Geosites Nomination: Cwm Idwal National Nature Reserve
A 100 Great Geosites nomination from Dr. Catherine Duigan. Every year I bring students from Bangor University on a fieldtrip to Cwm Idwal in Snowdonia. It is always a thrill to tell them they are walking in the footsteps of Charles Darwin who came here to learn geology before he embarked on The Beagle. Continue reading
100 Great Geosites Nomination: Fyfield Down
Fyfield Down, part of the Marlborough Downs in Wiltshire, is an example of chalk downland cut with a network of dry valleys, and has one of the best assemblages of sarsen stones in Britain. Continue reading
100 Great Geosites Nomination – Cayton Bay, North Yorkshire
A 100 Great Geosites nomination from Pamela Ross. My favourite geosite (of very many along the North Yorkshire coast!) is Cayton Bay in North Yorkshire. Continue reading
100 Great Geosites nomination – the beaches of Lyme Regis, Dorset
A 100 Great Geosites nomination from geologist and palaeontologist Ben Brooks @BenjaminDBrooks There are few places in the world where fossil hunting is legal, even fewer where it is encouraged, and fewer still where anyone can have a go, and it doesn’t cost you a penny. Continue reading
100 Great Geosites nomination: The Arnaboll Thrust
Our first #100geosite nomination blog comes from Rob Butler, Professor of Tectonics at the University of Aberdeen, and Chair of our Geoconservation Committee. “When a geologist finds…gneiss overlying gently inclined sheets of fossiliferous quartzite, shale and limestone, he may be excused if he begins to wonder whether he himself is not really standing on his … Continue reading
100 Great Geosites
The UK and Ireland features some of the most diverse and beautiful geology in the world, spanning most of geological time, from the oldest Pre-Cambrian rocks to the youngest Quarternary sediments. As part of Earth Science Week 2014, The Geological Society and partner organisations are celebrating this unique geo-heritage by launching a list of 100 … Continue reading
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