History Scotland

An exploration of Scotland’s geology

I have always had a passing interest in geology. Growing up in Perthshire, surrounded by all the wonderful hills, you could not fail to stop and wonder where they came from. I have tried to read geology books over the years, but have never got to the end of any of them. The numbers

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