Many different types of rock have been used in the construction of Glasgow’s buildings. A booklet describing a geological trail around the buildings of Central Glasgow is available to download from the website.
Many different types of rock have been used in the construction of Glasgow’s buildings. A booklet describing a geological trail around the buildings of Central Glasgow is available to download from the website.
A basalt plug which is the only remaining evidence of the volcano which existed on this site 330-340 million years ago.
Many different types of rock have been used in the construction of Glasgow's buildings. A booklet describing a geological trail around the buildings of Central Glasgow is available to download from the website.
Take a step back in time at Campsie Glen! Here you can stand on the site of an ancient lagoon, and climb your way up through a series of ancient lava flows – a remnant of the Campsie Hills volcanic past.
Succession of Carboniferous rock types and junctions of the Carboniferous with the Devonian and the Permian.
Dalradian schists, Hutton's classic unconformity and Permian sandstones and breccias.
Beautifully preserved fossil tree stumps and roots from the Carboniferous period in Glasgow’s Victoria park.