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.
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 ArchiveContents
East Dunbartonshire Geodiversity title page and preliminaries
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Contents
Summary
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
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 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 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 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 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
East Dunbartonshire Geodiversity Audit Volume 2 - Appendices
Appendix 1 Site photographs and descriptions
Appendix 2 Carboniferous Lithostratigraphy
Appendix 3 East Dunbartonshire Data Entry