Rocks, cliffs, fossils


My project is to describe the rocks and fossils of the UK mountains and shoreline in a way that can be understood by the ordinary walker; but also to accompany technical description with a clear photo. Even better if the photograph is an attractive picture in its own right!

A roundup of my geology-themed books, book chapters, and a BBC podcast, is on this page.



Skiddaw Slates


glacier scratches, Loch Lomond


slickensides


New Red Sandstone


limestone pavement


erratic granite


lake bed ripples in sandstone


ammonites, Chapman's Pool


Antrim basalt: laterite layer


fossil tree, Crail Harbour


schist, Southern Highlands


Old Man of Hoy


Hooken Landslip


greywacke


Highland Line


Ynys-fach, Pembrokeshire


Great Slab, Bowfell


folded greywacke
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