Goodenough, K. and Krabbendam, M. (Eds.) 2011. A geological excursion guide to the North-west Highlands of Scotland. Edinburgh: Edinburgh Geological Society in association with NMS Enterprises Limited, 2011. ISBN 978-1-905267-53-8. This material was published by the Edinburgh Geological Society and Geological Society of Glasgow in association with National Museums Scotland, and they have kindly made the text available for publishing on the Web. Copies of the geological excursion guides can be purchased on the EGS website: purchase excursion guides.
A geological excursion guide to the North-west Highlands of Scotland
Contents
Title page and preliminaries
Contributors
Acknowledgements
Foreword
Editorial introduction
Background information
Geological framework of the North-west Highlands
Excursion 1: Loch Assynt and the Achmore Duplex
Excursion 2: A transect through the Canisp Shear Zone, Achmelvich
Excursion 3: Stoer Group at Stoer Peninsula
Excursion 4: Stoer Group at Enard Bay
Excursion 5: Ullapool River, Creag nam Broc and Glen Achall
Excursion 6: Knockan Crag and the Knocken Klippen
Excursion 7: Traligill and Bealach Traligill
Excursion 8: Conival and Ben More Assynt
Excursion 9: Glen Oykel and the Loch Ailsh Pluton
Excursion 10: Cam Loch, Ledmore and the Loch Borralan Pluton
Excursion 14: Durness, Balnakeil Bay and Faraid Head
Excursion 15: The Moine Thrust Zone at Loch Eriboll
Excursion 16: Roadside stops around the North-west Highlands