Founded 1858 | Promoting public interest in geology and advancing geological knowledge
Founded 1858
Leaders: Iain Allison and Katie Strang
An off-road walk along the Kelvin River Walkway to look at rocks of the middle Carboniferous Limestone Coal Formation and Upper Limestone Formation, with the possibility of seeing plant fossils
Leaders: David Webster and Austen Brown
A walk along the shore at Portencross to examine Upper and Lower Old Red Sandstone sedimentary rocks of the Devonian period and associated igneous rocks
A short tour of Holmwood House and a look at how the design of the house links with geology, including the use of earth pigments
A short tour of Holmwood House and a look at how the design of the house links with geology, including the use of earth pigments
Leader: Margaret Greene
A tour to explore the geology of Necropolis Hill and of some of the remarkable monuments in the cemetery
Leader: Katie Strang
A walk along the foreshore at Burnmouth to study rocks of the early Carboniferous Ballagan Formation
Excursion cancelled because of poor weather
Leader: Neil Clark, with Gary Hoare and Katie Strang
A look at the Ordovician rocks and fossils of the Girvan southern foreshore
Leader: Margaret Greene
A leisurely guided geology walk around Rouken Glen Park, lasting around 1.5 hours
