Mykura, W. and Newsier, J. 1976. The Geology of Western Shetland (Explanation of One-inch Geological Sheet Western Shetland; comprising Sheet 127 and parts of 125, 126 and 128). Edinburgh HMSO. Provided courtesy of the British Geological Survey. Crown copyright, 1976. 'Systematic Series hand specimens' and 'List of Geological Survey Photographs' both Copyright UKRI.
List of six-inch maps
Geological six-inch maps included wholly or in part in the Western Shetland Sheet A* the one-inch geological map of Scotland are listed below together with the initials )f the original surveyors and the dates of the survey. The surveyors were: S. Buchan, 3. Haldane, J. Knox, T. Robertson and G. V. Wilson. Sheets Shetland 34, 35, 36 SW, 40, 41, 42 (western sheets), 46, 47 (western sheets), 50 and 51 (western sheets) were revised between 1961 and 1965 by W. Mykura. Parts of sheets Shetland 36 SE and 42 eastern sheets) were revised by P. A. Sabine, and parts of 47 (eastern sheets) and 51 NE by F. May. J Phemister has collected much additional information in the areas A. sheets Shetland 24, 29 and 36.
Shetland | 24 SW | D.H. | 1933 |
Shetland | 24 SE | D.H. | 1933 |
Shetland | 29 NW | D.H. | 1933 |
Shetland | 29 NE | D.H. | 1932–3 |
Shetland | 29 SW | D.H. | 1931 |
Shetland | 29 SE | D.H. | 1931–2 |
Shetland | 34 NW | D.H. | 1933 |
Shetland | 34 NW | S.B. | 1933 |
Shetland | 34 SE | T.R. | 1934 |
Shetland | 35 SW | s.B. | 1934 |
Shetland | 36 NW | D.H. | 1931 |
Shetland | 36 NE | D.H. | 1931 |
Shetland | 36 SW | T.R. | 1934 |
Shetland | 36 SE | D.H. T.R. | 1931–3; 1934 |
Shetland | 40 NE | T.R. | 1934 |
Shetland | 41 NW | J.K. | 1933 |
Shetland | 41 NE | J.K. | 1933 |
Shetland | 41 NE | S.B. | 1934 |
Shetland | 41 SW | J.K. | 1933 |
Shetland | 41 SE | J.K. | 1933 |
Shetland | 41 SE | S.B. | 1934 |
Shetland | 42 NW | T.R. | 1934 |
Shetland | 42 NE | D.H. | 1931 |
Shetland | 42 NE | T.R. | 1931–4 |
Shetland | 42 SW | G.V.W. | 1933 |
Shetland | 42 SW | T.R. | 1934 |
Shetland | 42 SE | T.R. | 1931–4 |
Shetland | 42 SE | G.V.W. | 1933 |
Shetland | 46 NW | S.B. | 1933 |
Shetland | 46 NE | G.V.W. | 1933 |
Shetland | 46 SW | S.B. | 1933–4 |
Shetland | 46 SE | G.V.W. | 1933 |
Shetland | 46 SE | S.B. | 1934 |
Shetland | 47 NW | G.V.W. | 1932–3 |
Shetland | 47 NE | G.V.W. | 1931–2 |
Shetland | 47 SW | G.V.W. | 1931–3 |
Shetland | 47 SE | G.V.W. | 1931–3 |
Shetland | 50 NE | G.V.W. | 1931–3 |
Shetland | 51 NW | G.V.W. | 1931–2 |
Shetland | 51 NE | G.V.W. | 1931 |
Shetland | 51 SW | G.V.W. | 1931 |
Shetland | 51 SE | G.V.W. | 1931 |
Notes
National Grid references are given in this form throughout the Memoir. All lie within the 100-km grid HU.
Numbers preceded by S refer to thin sections in the Petrographical Department Collections of the Institute of Geological Sciences.
2024 note
The 1:10,560 County maps were drawn as "Full sheets". Maps are now available on the BGS Maps Portal. Links below:
Geological Survey of Scotland 1:63 360/1:50 000 geological map series
Geological Survey of Scotland County Series 1:10 560 maps: Shetland