West Lothian geodiversity — contents

Geology and Landscape North Programme Volume 1 — Report by H F Barron, M A E Browne and A Finlayson. Contributors S L B Arkley, S M Clarke, A Matthewson, A Pickering , K I G Lawrie and E K Hyslop.Editor D J D Lawrence

Bibliographical reference Barron, H F, Browne, M A E, And Finlayson, A. 2005. West Lothian Geodiversity. British Geological Survey Commissioned Report, CR/06/008N. 190pp.

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West Lothian geodiversity — title page and preliminaries

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Contents

Summary

1 Introduction

1.1 Project Aims

1.2 Project background

1.3 Legislative and policy context

1.3.1 Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004

1.3.2 Modernising the planning system

1.3.3 Strategic environmental assessment

1.3.4 West Lothian Local Plan

1.3.5 West Lothian Biodiversity Action Plan

1.3.6 West Lothian Soil Sustainability Report

1.3.7 EU Soil Directive

1.3.8 Guidance note on geodiversity to biodiversity groups

1.3.9 Guidance on Local Nature conservation site systems in Scotland

2 Geodiversity and its importance

2.1 Geodiversity — why is it important?

2.2 Geodiversity — linking with biodiversity.

2.3 Scotland's geodiversity

3 The geodiversity of West Lothian

3.1 Geological background.

3.1.1 Geological history

3.2 Use of geological resources

3.2.1 Mineral resources and extraction

3.2.2 Built heritage

3.3 Evaluating the geodiversity of West Lothian

3.3.1 Site desk study

3.3.2 Field audit

3.3.3 Project database (GeoDiversitY)

3.3.4 Project GIS

3.4 The geodiversity resource

3.4.1 Geodiversity site review

3.4.2 Inverclyde Group rocks

3.4.3 Strathclyde Group rocks

3.4.4 Bathgate Group rocks

3.4.5 Clackmannan Group rocks

3.4.6 Coal Measures (Scotland) Group rocks

3.4.7 Volcanic vent rocks

3.4.8 Alkali-dolerite sills

3.4.9 Quartz-dolerite sills and dykes

3.4.10 Quaternary deposits, landscapes and soils

Site descriptions

1 Baad Park Burn

2 West Cairn Hill, East Burn

3 Linhouse Water - Above Carstairs Viaduct

4 East Kirkton Quarry

5 Five Sisters

6 Seafield Law

7 Greendykes

8 Almond Valley Heritage Centre

9 Murieston Water 2

10 Almondell and Calder Wood

11 Upper Uphall

12 Union Canal, Winchburgh

13 Hopetoun Obelisk Quarry

14 Society East Shore

15 Society Point

16 Society Shore

17 Hopetoun Shore

18 Abercorn Point

19 Midhope Burn

20 Cairnpapple Hill

21 Wairdlaw Quarry

22 Union Canal Museum

23 Levenseat working quarry

24 Levenseat quarries & mines

25 Skolie Burn

26 Petershill Quarries

27 Rifle Range Quarries

28 Hilderston Silver Mine Quarry

29 Hilderston Silver Mine

30 Hillhouse Quarry and Mine

31 Muiravonside, Carribber Glen

32 Wallace's Arch

33 Barbauchlaw Quarries and 34 Barbauchlaw Burn Quarries

35 Carsie Hill

36 Auchinoon Quarry

37 Linhouse Water - Glasgow Viaduct 2

38 The Knock

39 Witch Craig Viewpoint

40 Cockleroy

41 Beecraigs Quarry

42 Binny Craig

43 Kildimmery Fishery Quarry

44 Craigton (Hill) Quarry

45 Linhouse Water - Calderwood 1

46 Tophichen Hill

47 Linlithgow Loch

48 Tailend Moss

49 Longridge Moss

50 Easter Inch Moss

51 Calder Wood

4 West Lothian Geodiversity Action Plan (WLGAP)

4.1 Introduction.

4.2 Aims

5 Bibliography

5 Glossary

6 Acronyms and abbreviations

West Lothian Geodiversity Volume 2 — Figures

Volume 3 Appendices

Appendix 1 Natural heritage designations in West Lothian

Appendix 2 Geodiversity guidance for LBAPS

Appendix 3 Detailed geology of West Lothian

Appendix 4 Potential sites from desk study

Appendix 5 GeoDiversitY Database

Appendix 6 GIS data layers supplied to West Lothian Council and SNH