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Highland Geological Society

Ob Lusa to Ardnish Coast, Isle of Skye - Photo by Andy Leggatt
Torvean, Inverness - Photo by Andy Leggatt
Tarbat Ness - Photo by Andy Leggatt
Elgol, Glen Scaladal - Photo by Andy Leggatt
Isle of Staffa - Photo by Andy Moffat
Ardnamurchan Lighthouse - Photo by Andy Moffat
Dutchman’s Cap, Mull - Photo by Andy Moffat
Barmore Loch Tay lst Boudin NR 86690 71280 at 195 - Photo by David Rae
Gladrings, Kintyre .Unconformity ORS on Dalradian

Learn more about geology

EMODnet Map Viewer

The viewer covers all offshore areas around Scotland (and Europe). Amongst the layers of data that can be selected are; Bathymetry (including depth and undersea features); Geology (including seafloor substrate, geomorphology, seafloor geology and pre-Quaternary faults) ; and Coastal Behaviour.

EMODnet Map Viewer

Lidar coverage in Scotland

The Scottish Remote Sensing Portal has been developed as a partnership between Scottish Government and Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC).

The portal currently contains Scottish Public Sector LiDAR data which you can download by 10km tiles

 Scottish Remote Sensing Portal | Scottish Government

The Shear Zone

Rob Butler, Emeritus Professor at Aberdeen University has created over 290 videos for his You Tube channel

The Shear Zone

Geology Bites

Geology Bites is a website (and podcast) with over 100 episodes by leading researchers on topics such as Early Earth ,Geochemistry,  Geochronology,  Geomorphology,  Geophysics, Mantle & Core,  Mineralogy, Paleontology,  Petrology,  Planetary Science,  Tectonics and Structural Geology,  Social and Industrial Aspects and Volcanology

https://www.geologybites.com/index

 

 

Geological time

 

Explore the International Chronostratigraphic Chart

 

(there is also an iPhone app - search ics timescale on the App Store)

BGS ArcGIS Online resources 

Explore bedrock geology with the BGS interactive map.

Please note: this link is to an external site not part of HGS. Any queries should be directed to the host site.

BGS ArcGIS

Copernicus:

European Ground Motion Service

 

The European Ground Motion Service (EGMS) uses Synthetic Aperture Radar Interferometry (InSAR) data from the Sentinel-1 satellite to detect and measure ground movement at millimetre scale. The dataset is updated annually and shows how the Earth's surface is changing in response to tectonics, climate change, and human activity such as groundwater extraction.

 

Click on the image to access the dataset

 (external link)

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InSAR

Ground Motion 

 

Copernicus: European Ground Motion Service

Abandoned mines in Highland

 

BGS have digitised plans of abandoned mines. For highland mines click here

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