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Knockan Crag National Nature Reserve
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Great information about the geology of Scotland, amazing views, and good walks (if the weather permits).
This is the place where plate tectonics first began to be understood by geologists. A steep clamber up a rocky path rewards the walker with a glimpse of the Moine Thrust, where some of the molten core of the earth has been forced to the surface by colliding forces. Before this, all rock formation was presumed to be built up in ordered layers. Read Vee's award-winning short story Cinder here www.scottishgeology.com/HughMiller. If you aren't into geology go anyway - it is wild and wonderful.
This is the place where plate tectonics first began to be understood by geologists. A steep clamber up a rocky path rewards the walker with a glimpse of the Moine Thrust, where some of the molten core of the earth has been forced to the surface by colliding forces. Before this, all rock formation wa…
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Knockan Crag
Elphin, Scotland