Local Sites of Interest
Find your local geoconservation site in the Strathclyde area for a fun day out!
Ardmore Point
Stratigraphy and sedimentation of the Lower and Upper Devonian; the angular unconformity which separates them.
Balmaha
The Highland Boundary Fault, which separates the Highlands from the Lowlands, with metamorphic rocks to the north and sedimentary rocks to the south.
Building Stones of Glasgow University
A walk around the building stones of the University of Glasgow. This revised booklet has been produced with colour photos and an easy to follow map of the campus.
Campsie Glen
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.
Corrie Burn
Sedimentary and volcanic rocks of Lower Carboniferous age and evidence for the Campsie Fault.
Crow Road Geological Information Boards
Geological information boards describing the geology and landscape evolution of the Campsie Fells.
Dumbarton Rock
A basalt plug which is the only remaining evidence of the volcano which existed on this site 330-340 million years ago.
