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The Campsie Fells from Lennoxtown
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Campsie and Fintry Hills
The Campsie Fells from Lennoxtown, showing the Carboniferous lava flows and a scree slope formed after the last glaciation by frost shattering, and gravity.
01 January 2019
Weathered layers of Old Red Sandstone, Yesnaby, Orkney
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Orkney - Yesnaby
Weathered layers of Old Red Sandstone on the cliff top where joints and bedding planes have been enlarged by waves, spray and weather action, and no vegetation can grow on this exposed coast of Orkney mainland near Yesnaby; photo taken by Lorna Beattie.
31 March 2018
Low Force waterfall in Teesdale
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England - Northumbria and Durham
The Low Force waterfall in Teesdale falls over the Whin Sill, a dolerite sill sandwiched between sedimentary strata. The joints in the dolerite can be clearly seen. The Whin Sill was formed near the Permian / Carboniferous boundary about 295 million years ago.
07 May 2024
Low Force waterfall and the Whin Sill, Teesdale
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England - Northumbria and Durham
The Whin Sill, a dolerite sill sandwiched between sedimentary strata, at Low Force, Teesdale. The Whin Sill was formed near the Permian / Carboniferous boundary about 295 million years ago. The joints in the dolerite can be clearly seen.
07 May 2024
Low Force waterfall and the Whin Sill, Teesdale
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England - Northumbria and Durham
The Low Force waterfall in Teesdale falls over the Whin Sill, a dolerite sill sandwiched between sedimentary strata. The joints in the dolerite can be clearly seen. The Whin Sill was formed near the Permian / Carboniferous boundary about 295 million years ago.
07 May 2024
Low Force waterfall and the Whin Sill, Teesdale
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England - Northumbria and Durham
The Low Force waterfall in Teesdale falls over the Whin Sill, a dolerite sill sandwiched between sedimentary strata. The joints in the dolerite can be clearly seen. The Whin Sill was formed near the Permian / Carboniferous boundary about 295 million years ago.
07 May 2024
Glacial erosion, Allt Mhuic
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Allt Mhuic Loch Arkaig
Photograph displaying the effects of a glacial erosion on geomorphology at the Allt Mhuic Butterfly Reserve near Loch Arkaig, Invernessshire.
18 May 2024
The snowy Cairngorms from near Aviemore
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Cairngorms National Park in winter
The snowy Cairngorms looking south-east from near Aviemore, showing from left to right the skiing area of Cairngorm, the cliffs of Cairn Lochan, the U-shaped valley of the Lairig Ghru and the corries of Braeriach, taken by David Palmar
21 March 2022
Volcanic plugs of Dumgoyach, Park Hill, Dumgoyne and Dumfoyn
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Campsie and Fintry Hills
The volcanic plugs of Dumgoyach, Park Hill, Dumgoyne and Dumfoyn from Campsie Dene Road, Blanefield. These old Carboniferous volcanic remnants are part of the Clyde Plateau Lavas formation and are believed to be about 330 million years old.
26 December 2023
Volcanic plugs of Dumgoyne and Dumfoyn from Campsie Dene Road, Blanefield
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Campsie and Fintry Hills
The volcanic plugs of Dumgoyne and Dumfoyn from Campsie Dene Road, Blanefield. These old Carboniferous volcanic remnants are part of the Clyde Plateau Lavas formation and are believed to be about 330 million years old.
