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 ...

SINCE the publication of the last edition of the sketch-map by Sir R. I. Murchison and Prof. Geikie, no general geological map of Scotland has, so far as we are aware, been issued, while those older ...

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 ...

This is an enjoyable and informative guide to Scotland’s gemstones, even for those with no knowledge of them, writes David ...

(via SciShow) If you take a look at a map of Scotland, you'll notice an eerily straight line running through the highlands, this is the Great Glen Fault the product of half a billion years of time and ...

Areas of Perthshire and the western Highlands, southern parts of Wales, and Yorkshire and Lancashire saw the most seismic activity, British Geological Survey data shows.