Today’s #geoadvent site is not only an important economic geological site, but was the location for a training day for our Publishing House staff! Continue reading
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Door 16
Today’s #geoadvent features a destination popular with geologists and tourists alike – and one which has provided inspiration for musicians, poets, artists and writers for many years… Continue reading
Door fifteen
The #geoadvent continues, with more images entered into the 2015 100 Great Geosites photography competition… Continue reading
Door fourteen
Behind door 14, an entry to our photo competition which represents another geosite from the ‘Human Habitation’ category… Continue reading
Door thirteen
Today’s collection of photographs entered into our 100 Great Geosites photo competition are of the beautiful Glencoe, in the Scottish Highlands. Second only to the Cuillins in number of entries received, we could have made an entire calendar of Glancoes alone! Continue reading
Door 12 – Trotternish and the Macdonald Clan
The spectacular Trotternish peninsula on the Isle of Skye is home to the famous geological sites of the Quirang and the 719m summit of the Storr. They are formed from a set of post-glacial, large-scale landslides which give the impression of the landscape sliding away in front of you. These unusual landforms combined with the stark … Continue reading
Door eleven
Durham wasn’t the only building to make it into our list of 100 Great Geosites – London’s Westminster Abbey also appears, both as a place to see some beautiful geology, and a burial place for many of geology’s famous faces. Continue reading
Door ten
Door 9 – Funzie and the Trows of Shetland
Behind door 9 of the #geoadvent, we take a closer look at one of our winning #100geosites images… Continue reading
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