THE late Dr. B. N. Peach, of the Scottish Geological Survey, is well known to have advocated the view that the Moine gneiss, the most extensive formation in Scotland, is the metamorphosed eastern ...

SINCE the publication of the last edition of the sketch-map by Sir R. I. Murchison and Prof. Geikie, no general geological map of Scotland has, so far as we are aware, been issued, while those older ...

Dinosaurs bigger than a double-decker bus roamed the Isle of Skye 170 million years ago, scientists say. Dozens of footprints of early sauropods — the largest animals to walk the planet — were ...

A trail spotlighting some of western Europe’s oldest rocks has been proposed at a village in the Scottish Highlands. Geology enthusiasts and keen hikers would be able to access a new walking route in ...

Geologists have found that an ancient meteorite hit Scotland 200 million years later than previously thought, which has massive implications for the geological history of the region and some of the ...

The rocks used in the Olympic sport of curling come from one island in Scotland and one quarry in Wales. What makes them so ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gairloch in Wester Ross is a stop along the North Coast 500 driving trail (Getty Images) A trail spotlighting some of western ...