The Cuillin of Skye is acclaimed world wide for it's stark beauty. The arc of jagged peaks rises steeply from the sea and dominates the skyline for miles around. But the Cuillin represents only a fraction of the varied landscape of the island. Their rugged slopes contrast markedly with the rolling, grassy hills to the north and the ancient, acid soils to the south. Skye has something for everyone and so too does this illustrated booklet which helps you discover the mysteries of this unique landscape. More Info 

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This book tells the geological story of a landscape that was at the heart of Scotlands industrial revolution, a story that has been several hundred million years in the making. The patchwork of rocks forming the landscape of the Glasgow and Ayshire area tells us about the dissapearence of and ancient ocean and times when sandy deserts, shallow trolpical seas, vast coal swamps and lava from volcanic eruptions covered the evolving landscape. Worn and moulded by ice sheets, the modern landscape continues to change though river and coastal erosion and human activity.  

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The parallel roads of Glen Roy are one of Scotlands natural wonders. The origin of these remarkable shorelines on the hillsides of Glen Roy, Glen Gloy and Glen Spean has been a source of great fascination to local people, visitors and scientists alike - even attracting the interest of Charles Darwin. This book tells the story of how the parallel roads formed and reveals a fascinating picture of how ice age glaciers and ice dammed lakes shaped of the west highlands.  

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A geological landscape guide to the Loch Lomond to Stirling area.  

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The rocks and landscapes of the Isle of Man tell a fascinating story - one that began in the distant geological past, hundreds of millions of years ago. By exploring the islands dramatic coastline and hills we can find rocks that were formed in an ancient ocean, desert plains, tropical seas and underwater volcanoes. In more recent geologcal times mighty ice sheets advanced over the Isle of Man and shaped the bare bones of the landscape we see today. Since then, the pounding seas, rivers and weather have contributed to a constantly changing landsacape. A new chapter in the evolution of the landscape when people arrived on the island. Ancient rocks became distinctive building stones, and minerals yielded valuble metals. This book describes the geological processes that have fomred the Isle of Man's unique rock and spectacular landscape, and how Manx people through the ages have used the rocks around them.  

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An excellent geological guide to the Orkney and Shetland Islands.   

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For it's size, Scotland has the most varied geology and natural landscapes of any country on the planet. The creation of it's natural landcape is a fascinating story, told with authority and clarity by Alan Mckirdy andRoger Crofts.

Scotland: The Creation Of It's Natural Landscape provides a wealth of information on how Scotland was created and the events which took place there through the aeons. But the story doesn't stop back in the mists of time: it continually unfolds and the book provides up to the minute information on the geological events taking place beneath our feet. It also provides a history of geological science and highland the enormous contribution Scots geologists have given to the world. More Info 

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Providing an acient bulwark to Atlantic storms, the stunning scenery we see today in Northwest Highland was created by the dramatic collision of continents. This book tells a dramatic tale of

Scotland's journey through time - our links to Canada, Greenland and Scandnavia and the exploits of the early geological explorers. In explaining our rocky past, it also shows why this region is so important to geologists today.   

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The dramatic coastline and volcanic hills of Fife and Tayside are testament to a dramatic geological past. The story that has been descerned from the rocks tells of violent volcanic eruptions and a time when Scotland sat astride the equator. This booklet provides an illustrated guide to Scotland's journey through these turbulent times.  

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The rugged, wild, mountainous landscape of Rum owes its creation to a geological history that stretches back nearly 3000 million years. For such a small island the range of scenery is remarkable - from the jagged peaks of Askival and Hallival in the east, to the rounded hills of Orval and Ard Nev in the west and the flatlands of Kinloch Glen. The spectacular panorama from Rum encompasses the sloping back bone of Eigg, the rich green pasture of diminutive Muck and the caved basalt coastline embracing Canna and the low lying Sanday. Held together by the sea, these islands combine a richness of landform, colour and texture with the ever changing light and dramatic weather. Find out how this mecca for geologists was formed over millions of years in this riveting tale and ocean, volcanoes and glaciers.   

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The wide variety of landscapes on Mull, Lona and their surrounding islets are well known to visitors. Flat topped hills and steep cliffs of lava in the North contrats with the high mountains of the South that have been carved out of the roots of a huge volcanoe. Low lying rounded knolls of pink granite characterises the Ross of Mull, and all round are dramatic coastal features seperated in place by welcoming sandy beaches. This book explains how it all came about. More Info 

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Did you know that Arran, with it's famous sleeping warrior outline, was once part of a string of volcanoes which streached from Skye to Antrim? Or that where the Firth of Clyde now laps against its shores, sand dunes swept across a fiery desert?

Travel 'doon the water' and discover the ancient secrets of the sleeping warrior and Paddy's Milestone in Arran and the Clyde Islands: a landscape fashioned by geology.

* Expertly written in layman's language

* Clear explanations and lively diagrams

* Beautiful photography

*DUE FOR REPRINT, 2008*  

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