Events

'Trix': a Tyrannosaurus rex on display at Kelvin Hall

An original fossil skeleton of Tyrannosaurus rex can be seen at the Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, until 31st July.

Mining museums

The Scottish Shale Oil Museum at Almond Valley; local mining bings; the Scottish National Mining Museum at Newton Grange Colliery. Multiple opportunities for coffee and cake!

'Trix': a Tyrannosaurus rex on display at Kelvin Hall

An original fossil skeleton of Tyrannosaurus rex can be seen at the Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, until 31st July.

Blairskaith Quarry

Blairskaith Quarry is a brick-clay pit abandoned since the late 1970s. It is significant for both its abundant extinct fossils and habitats supporting a variety of plant and animal life, with large shallow pools of water that last throughout the year and some well-drained lime-rich soils.

'Trix': a Tyrannosaurus rex on display at Kelvin Hall

An original fossil skeleton of Tyrannosaurus rex can be seen at the Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, until 31st July.

St Abb's Head

Sedimentary rocks of greywacke and siltstone formed between 460 and 410 million years ago and hard volcanic rock which formed around 400 million years ago. The different types of rock account for the contrast in colour and morphology between the rocks of the Head and those of mainland cliffs.

Ballantrae Complex

The Ballantrae region is of international importance because of the presence there of the Ballantrae Complex, an association of serpentenite, chert and pillow lavas that represents an ophiolite. We will visit some of the interesting geological localities in this area.

Northern Lake District

A walk of about 2.5 km up the Glenderaterra valley from the car park at the Blencathra Field Centre with 4-6 stops along the path, returning the same way. The main theme is contact metamorphism and mineralisation in the Skiddaw Slate around the Skiddaw Granite. Evening meal in Threlkeld.