Stephenson, D., Bevins, R.E., Millward, D., Highton, A.J., Parsons, I., Stone, P. & Wadsworth, W.J. 1999. Caledonian Igneous Rocks of Great Britain. Geological Conservation Review Series No. 17, JNCC, Peterborough, ISBN 1 86107 471 9. The original source material for these web pages has been made available by the JNCC under the Open Government Licence 3.0. Full details in the JNCC Open Data Policy
Caledonian Igneous Rocks of Great Britain
Title page and preliminaries
Contributors
Acknowledgements
Access to the countryside
Foreword
1 Caledonian igneous rocks of Great Britain: an introduction
Introduction
Site selection
Tectonic setting and evolution
Origin of the late Caledonian magmas
2 Early Ordovician volcanic rocks and associated opholitic assemblages of Scotland
Introduction
The Shetland Ophiolite
The Punds to Wick of Hagdale
Skeo Taing to Clugan
Qui Ness to Pund Stacks
Ham Ness
Tressa Ness to Colbinstoft
Virva
The Highland Border Complex
Garron Point to Slug Head
Balmaha and Arrochymore Point
North Glen Sannox
The Ballantrae Complex
Byne Hill
Slockenray Coast
Knocklaugh
Millenderdale
Knockormal
Games Loup
Balcreuchan Port to Port Vad
Bennane Lea
Southern Uplands
Sgavoch Rock
3 Mid-Ordovician intrusions of the North-east Grampian Highlands of Scotland
Introduction
Hill of Barra
Bin Quarry
Pitscurry and Legatesden quarries
Hill of Johnston
Hill of Creagdearg
Balmedie Quarry
Towie Wood
Craig Hall
4 Lake District and northern England
Introduction
Eycott Hill
Falcon Crag
Ray Crag and Crinkle Crags
Sour Milk Gill
Rosthwaite Fell
Langdale Pikes
Side Pike
Coniston
Pets Quarry
Stockdale Beck, Longsleddale
Bramcrag Quarry
Bowness Knott
Beckfoot Quarry
Waberthwaite Quarry
Carrock Fell
Haweswater
Grainsgill, Caldew Valley
Shap Fell Crags
5 Central England
Introduction
Croft Hill
Buddon Hill
Griff Hollow
6 Wales and adjacent areas
Introduction
Rhobell Fawr
Pen Caer
Aber Mawr to Porth Lleuog
Castel Coch to Trwyncastell
St David's Head
Cadair Idris
Pared y Cefn-hir
Carneddau and Llanelwedd
Braich to du
Llyn Dulyn
Capel Curig
Craig y Garn
Moel Hebog to Moel yr Ogof
Yr Arddu
Snowdon Massif
Cwm Idwal
Curig Hill
Sarnau
Ffestiniog Granite Quarry
Pandy
Trwyn-y-Gorlech to Yr Eifl quarries
Penrhyn Bodeilas
Moelypenmaen
Llanbedrog
Foel Gron
Nanhoron Quarry
Mynydd Penarfynydd
Skomer Island
Deer Park
7 Late Ordovician to mid-Silurian alkaline intrusions of the North-west Highlands of Scotland
Introduction
Alkaline plutonic complexes
Loch Borralan Intrusion
Loch Ailsh Intrusion
Loch Loyal Syenite Complex
Alkaline minor intrusive rocks
'Grorudite' (peralkaline rhyolite, comendite)
Glen Oykel south
Creag na h-Innse Ruaidhe
The Canisp Porphyry (porphyritic quartz-microsyenite)
Beinn Garbh
The Laird's Pool, Lochinver
Cnoc an Leathaid Bhuidhe
'Hornblende porphyrite' (microdiorite, spessaritite)
Cnoc an Droighinn
Luban Croma
Vogesite (hornblende-rich lamprophyre)
Allt nan Uamh
Glen Oykel north
'Nordmarkite' (quartz-microsyenite)
Allt na Cailliche
'Ledmorite' (melanite nepheline-microsyenite)
Camas Eilean Ghlais
an Fharaid Mhór
8 Late Silurian and Devonian granitic intrusions of Scotland
Introduction
Loch Airighe Bheg
Glen More
Loch Sunart
Cnoc Mor to Rubh' Ardalanish
Knockvologan to Eilean a'Chalmain
Bonawe to Cadderlie Burn
Cruachan Reservoir
Red Craig
Forest Lodge
Funtullich
Craig More
Garabal Hill to Lochan Strath Dubh-uisge
Loch Dee
Clatteringshaws Dam Quarry
Lea Larks
Lotus Quarries to Drungans Burn
Millour and Airdrie Hill
Ardsheal Hill and Peninsula
Kentallen
9 Late Silurian and Devonian volcanic rocks of Scotland
Introduction
South Kerrera
Ben Nevis and Allt a'Mhuilinn
The Glencoe Volcano — an introduction to the GCR sites
Bidean nam Bian
Stob Dearg and Cam Ghleann
Buachaille Etive Beag
Stob Mhic Mhartuin
Loch Achtriochtan
Crawton Bay
Scurdie Ness to Usan Harbour
Black Rock to East Comb
Balmerino to Wormit
Sheriffmuir Road to Menstrie Burn
Craig Rossie
Tillicoultry
Port Schuchan to Dunure Castle
Culzean Harbour
Turnberry Lighthouse to Port Murray
Pettico Wick to St Abb's Harbour
Shoulder O'Craig
Eshaness Coast
Ness of Clousta to the Brigs
Point of Ayre
Too of the Head
References
Glossary
Index
Figures and tables
Tables