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The Edinburgh Geologist - Issue no 43 Editor: Alan Fyfe Published November 2004 Cover illustration: Near-horizontal beds of Torridonian sediments form the massive bulk of Liathach. The dominant peak of Spidean a' Choirs Léith is the highest of the Torridonian mountains. The photograph is chosen to mark the start of a new series on Mountain Geology (see article by Suzanne Miller). Photograph taken by and published by permission of Peter Robson. |
| Contents | Page |
| Editorial | 1 |
| Mountain geology - starting at the top: Ben Nevis by Suzanne Miller | 3 |
| A visit to the Leadhills (report from 1857 by Helen Smailes | 10 |
| An Edinburgh Walk by Peter Dryburgh | 16 |
| Scottish slate by Alan McKinney | 24 |
| Strange Earth No. 20 - Pwdre Ser or 'Star Jelly' by Bill Baird & Ronnie Leask | 26 |
| Poet's Corner Song of a Geologist by Robert Dick (contributed by Gareth Peach) | 28 |
| Appeal from an arenophile by Jean-Yves Boudet | 30 |
| Geo-vineyards - Loess drunk by Lesley Morrison and the Editor | 31 |
| Book Reviews
Volcanoes and the making of Scotland, reviewed by Angus Duncan |
32 |
| Rocksword Puzzle No. 12 by Angela Anderson | 34 |
| Proceedings of the Edinburgh Geological Society
for the 170th session, 2003-2004 |
35 |