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About the Scottish Geology Trust Geosites Project
Scotland has over 1000 sites that are designated as important for geology and geomorphology at a national or local level. The Scottish Geology Trust’s Geosites project aims to build a map and database for all of these sites, to encourage greater awareness and conservation.
Using the map
Select a GCR category of interest to view site locations and zoom in to see site boundaries. Click on a site for more information.
(Click on map image for SGT Geosites - external link)
Geology of the NW of Scotland.
Virtual field trip videos made by Oxford University. Presented by Mike Searle and Richard Palin.
Episode 1 Assynt Stratigraphy and Structure
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8ZyK9gjZh4
Episode 2 Moine Thrust Zone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkiL0Sp5Tbk
Episode 3 Lewisian Metamorphic Basement
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkwpDXzoNck
Episode 4 Profile (along N.coast) of the Caledonian Mountain Belt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzOGPziGqog
Unconformities at Loch Assynt Snowball Earth
Between 720 and 635 million years ago, except for about 10 million years, ice covered most or all of the earth. This rare event is called Snowball Earth. Some of the best evidence in the world for this event is found on the Garvellach Islands off the coast of Argyll between Jura and Mull.
https://youtu.be/lnTQXKGObCg?si=Mba79SHrbRgdwOEO
A public lecture at the Geological Society of London, December 2025
Explore the coast around Hopeman with this video by Elgin Museum Geology Group.
Elgin Musem (external link)
Moray before the dinosaurs. An Elgin Museum Geology Group video.
Fossil collecting
Click on the image for fossil collecting information in the north of Scotland. (External site)
