Whitbread, K., Ellen, R., Callaghan, E., Gordon, J. E. and Arkley, S. 2015. East Lothian Geodiversity Audit. British Geological Survey Open Report, OR/14/063. 192pp.

East Lothian Geodiversity Audit

K Whitbread, R Ellen, E Callaghan, J E Gordon and S Arkley

Title page and preliminaries

Geology and Landscape Scotland Programme

(Table 3) List of geodiversity sites in East Lothian and sites visited but not included as geodiversity sites

No Site Easting Northing Main feature(s)
(ELC_1) Gala Law Quarry 353607 663348 [NT 53607 63348] Lower Palaeozoic rocks, fossils
(ELC_2) Burn Hope 370105 669951 [NT 70105 69951] Lower Devonian sedimentary rocks, fluvial geomorphology
(ELC_3) Gin Head (Tantallon) 359439 685331 [NT 59439 85331] Lower Carboniferous palaeontology
(ELC_4) Dunbar Shore 368100 679300 [NT 68100 79300] Carboniferous intrusive igneous and sedimentary rocks (Ballagan Formation), coastal geomorphology
(ELC_5) North Berwick Shore 356026 685471 [NT 56026 85471] Carboniferous volcanic rocks (Garleton Hills Volcanic Formation), coastal geomorphology
(ELC_6) Yellow Craigs Shore 350749 686061 [NT 50749 86061] Carboniferous volcanic rocks (Garleton Hills Volcanic Formation)
(ELC_7) Old Markle Quarry 358385 677010 [NT 58385 77010] Carboniferous volcanic rocks (Garleton Hills Volcanic Formation)
(ELC_8) Blaikie Heugh, Balfour Monument 357631 673049 [NT 57631 73049] Carboniferous volcanic rocks (Garleton Hills Volcanic Formation), landscape
(ELC_9) Kippielaw 358373 675519 [NT 58373 75519] Carboniferous volcanic rocks (Garleton Hills Volcanic Formation)
(ELC_10) Dirleton Castle 351616 682954 [NT 51616 82954] Carboniferous volcanic rocks (Garleton Hills Volcanic Formation), historical association
(ELC_11) Craigs Quarry 350852 683556 [NT 50852 83556] Carboniferous volcanic rocks (Garleton Hills Volcanic Formation)
(ELC_12) Peppercraig Quarry 350800 674500 [NT 50800 74500] Carboniferous volcanic rocks (Garleton Hills Volcanic Formation), historical association
(ELC_13) Gullane Shore 346590 683094 [NT 46590 83094] Carboniferous sedimentary rocks (Gullane Formation), coastal geomorphology
(ELC_14) Kilspindie Shore and Aberlady Point 344707 680205 [NT 44707 80205] Carboniferous sedimentary rocks (Aberlady and Lower Limestone formations), coastal geomorphology
(ELC_15) Prestonpans Shore 338063 674308 [NT 38063 74308] Upper Carboniferous sedimentary rocks (Limestone Coal and Upper Limestone formations)
(ELC_16) Cockenzie to Port Seton Shore 340377 675935 [NT 40377 75935] Upper Carboniferous sedimentary rocks (Upper Limestone, Passage and Lower Coal Measures formations)
(ELC_17) Esk Valley 334206 669403 [NT 34206 69403] Middle Coal Measures Formation
(ELC_18) Pencraig Quarry 357286 676536 [NT 57286 76536] Intrusive igneous rocks
(ELC_19) North Berwick Law 355847 684235 [NT 55847 84235] Geomorphology and Carboniferous plugs
(ELC_20) Kidlaw Quarry 350689 664322 [NT 50689 64322] Intrusive igneous rocks
(ELC_21) Cheese Bay 349242 685684 [NT 49242 85684] Carboniferous palaeontology
(ELC_22) Garleton Hills 351017 676294 [NT 51017 76294] Glacial landforms
(ELC_23) Kidlaw Errattic 350976 664604 [NT 50976 64604] Glacial deposit and landforms
(ELC_24) Lochhouses 361415 682176 [NT 61415 82176] Coastal deposits
(ELC_25) Seacliff, Scoughall Shore 361506 684062 [NT 61506 84062] Coastal landforms
(ELC_26) Thorntonloch 376110 673220 [NT 76110 73220] Coastal landforms (sandstone)
(ELC_27) Whitekirk 358181 681015 [NT 58181 81015] Glacial landforms
(ELC_28) Tyne Estuary & Belhaven Bay 364408 679790 [NT 64408 79790] Coastal landforms
(ELC_29) Gullane Bents 347961 683605 [NT 47961 83605] Coastal dune system
(ELC_30) Aberlady_Bay 346004 681262 [NT 46004 81262] Coastal landforms
- Gullane Sandstone Quarries No exposures, partially infilled and overgrown

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