Central Scotland: Landscapes in Stone McKirdy Alan
Central Scotland: Landscapes in Stone McKirdy Alan The written history and archaeological records of Central Scotland takes us back to Pictish times some 5,000 years ago. Known geologically as…
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Central Scotland: Landscapes in Stone McKirdy Alan
The written history and archaeological records of Central Scotland takes us back to Pictish times some 5,000 years ago. Known geologically as 'inliers'- small areas of rocks from an older age, surrounded by younger strata - these strata have yielded some of the oldest fish on earth and are highly prized for what they tell us about early life on the planet. The geology of the area stretches back a further 400 million years.The oldest rocks are found near Lesmahagow and in the Pentland Hills.
Explosive volcanic rocks, thick layers of lava, desert sandstones, limestones and productive coal measures make up this bedrock patchwork. Rocks of the Old Red Sandstone and the succeeding Carboniferous era underlie the rest of Central Scotland in almost equal measure. Then, sometime later, a covering of ice, some two kilometres thick, blanketed the landscape.
It sandpapered and burnished
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RAILWAYS OF CENTRAL SCOTLAND