Arkley, S. L. B., Browne, M. A. E., Albornoz-Parra, L. J. and Barron, H. F. 2011. East Dumbartonshire Geodiversity Audit. British Geological Survey Open Report, OR/09/19. 265pp.
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East Dunbartonshire Geodiversity Audit

Geology and Landscape Scotland Programme

British Geological Survey Open Report OR/09/019

Full PDF available for download from the NERC Open Research Archive

Contents

East Dunbartonshire Geodiversity title page and preliminaries

Foreword

Acknowledgements

Contents

Summary

1 Introduction

1.1 Background

1.2 Aims and Objectives

1.3 Methodology

1.4 Structure of the Report

1.5 What is Geodiversity?

1.6 Why Conserve Geological Features

2 East Dunbartonshire's Geological Heritage

2.1 The influence of geodiversity in the landscape

2.2 Bedrock geology

2.3 Quaternary Geology

2.4 Geological Resources and the Built Heritage

3 Evaluating East Dunbartonshire's Geodiversity

3.1 Audit Site Selection Criteria

3.2 Geodiversity Auditing

3.3 Project GIS

3.4 BGS Geodiversity Database — Introduction

3.5 BGS GeoDiversitY Database — Assessment of Site Value

4 Site Assessments

EDC 1: Twechar Quarry, Twechar

EDC 2: Castle Hill Quarry, Twechar

EDC 3: Board Craigs Quarry, Twechar

EDC 4: Lenzie–Torphichen Dyke, Kirkintilloch

EDC 5: Meltwater Channel, Cadder

EDC 6: Bardowie Loch, Bardowie

EDC 7: River Kelvin Meanders, Bearsden

EDC 8: Kilmardinny Loch, Bearsden

EDC 9: Craigdhu Burn, Bearsden

EDC 10: Manse Burn, Bearsden

EDC 11: West Mugdock Quarry, Mugdock Country Park

EDC 12: Barraston Quarry, Barraston Farm

EDC 13: Blairskaith Quarry, Blairskaith

EDC 14: Auld Wives’ Lifts, Craigmaddie Muir

EDC 15: Gallow Hill, Milton of Campsie

EDC 16: Finniescroft Wood, Lennoxtown

EDC 17: Pattie’s Bughts, Craigend Muir

EDC 18: Crow Road, Lennoxtown

EDC 19: Campsie Glen, Clachan of Campsie

EDC 20: Cowies Glen, Milton of Campsie

EDC 21: Burniebrae Burn, Shields Farm

EDC 22: Spouthead Burn, Spouthead Farm

EDC 23: Douglas Muir Quarry, Milngavie

EDC 24: Roman Baths, Bearsden

EDC 25: Linn of Baldernock, Blairskaith

EDC 26: Craigangawn Quarry, High Craigton

EDC 27: East Mugdock Quarry, Mugdock Country Park

EDC 28: Baldernock Mill, Baldernock

EDC 29: Inchbelle Quarry, Kirkintilloch

EDC 30: Craigen Glen, Upper Carlestoun

EDC 31: Wilderness Plantation, Buchley

EDC 32: Cawder Quarry, Cadder

EDC 33: Bishopbriggs No2 Gravel Pit, Torrance

EDC 34: Baldow Glen, Lennoxtown

EDC 35: Glenwynd, Blairskaith Muir

EDC 36: Torrance Meanders (River Kelvin)

5 East Dunbartonshire's Geodiversity Site Results

Glossary

Bibliography

East Dunbartonshire Geodiversity Audit Volume 2 - Appendices

Appendix 1 Site photographs and descriptions

Appendix 2 Carboniferous Lithostratigraphy

Appendix 3 East Dunbartonshire Data Entry

Figures, tables and photographs