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The Edinburgh Geological Society publishes a number
of handy, pocket sized field guides and leaflets which cover many of the
most popular areas of Scottish geology. These guides are suitable for
both amateur and professional geologist and are for sale at a significant
discount to members of the Society.
Listed below are our available titles, and several titles by other publishers
that are available through the Society. For more details, or to order
any of the titles listed below, please contact Ian Jackson, EGS Publications
Sales Officer - see Contacts page for details.
Payment information
Postage and packing charges outlined below are UK rates. Orders to the
value of £51.00 and over will be sent free of postage and packing
within the UK, except for orders that include Minerals of Scotland and
Geology and Landscapes of Scotland where the full p&p will be charged
for these items.
For overseas orders to the value of £51.00 and over, postage will
be charged at c. 50% of the actual rates for Europe (but on orders including
minerals of Scotland and Geology and Landscapes of Scotland, the full
Europe-wide postage cost will be charged for these items). For orders
outside Europe, the full cost of P&P will be charged on the entire
order. For multiple copies, mixed orders and overseas orders please pay
on receipt of invoice (once we have calculated the correct postal charges).
Payment is by cheque only (please make cheques payable to The Edinburgh
Geological Society).Please do not send cash through the post. The Society
does not currently have the facilities for customers to use credit cards.
For overseas customers, payment may be either by cheque in Sterling or
via bank credit transfer (the Publications Sales Officer will provide
bank details on the invoice when the order is shipped). Overseas orders
are sent Airmail (Printed Paper Rate) within Europe and to the USA and,
unless requested otherwise, by Surface Mail elsewhere.
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Hugh Miller: Stonemason, Geologist, Writer
Author: Michael Taylor ISBN: 978-1-905267-05-7
Hugh Miller was born in 1802 in Cromarty, Ross-shire. He started
his working life as a stonemason's apprentice; he later became a
social commentator and crusader, attacking the Highland Clearances,
and supporting the freedom of the Church of Scotland, first as a
journalist and then as editor of The Witness newspaper.
He also inspired in others an interest in fossils; his collection
is held in the National Museums of Scotland. His was a household
name in his lifetime, not only in Scotland but across the English-speaking
world.
This new biography, quoting generous chunks of Miller himself,
covers the full range of Miller, from stonemason, through geologist
and editor, to loving husband and father, revealing the man of whom
Sir Archibald Geekie said 'He clothed the bare bones of science
with living flesh and blood.'
Readership: Will appeal to those interested in history - geological,
Scotish, 19th century, natural, religious and social.
 Cost
(members and non-members): £10.00 (plus £1.30 P&P)
This book costs £13 in the shops!
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Discovering Edinburgh's Volcano - A geological guide to Holyrood
Park
Author: D. H. Land & R. F. Cheeney ISBN: 0-904440-12-5
The 29 localities, each illustrated by a coloured photograph, depicted
in this very colourful broadsheet (folded to a third of A4) constitute
a 4 km circular tour around Holyrood Park and describe the geology
of the 350 million-year-old (Early Carboniferous) volcano of Arthur's
Seat together with its earlier sedimentary foundation and the later
intrusive sill of Salisbury Graigs. Glacial features are also discussed
and the text is complemented by 1:10,000 maps of the 'solid and
drift' geology and topography, and by a geological panorama of the
park. One of several side panels is devoted to James Hutton and
his hugely influential 1785 book, The theory of the Earth.
Readership: Tourists, professional geologists, amateur geologists,
undergraduate students.
Full
Cost: £1.50 (plus £0.35 P&P)
Members Price: £1.20 (plus £0.35 P&P)
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Geology and landscapes of Scotland
Author: Con Gillen ISBN: 1-903544-09-2
Though this is not published by the Society, Con Gillen's new book
Geology and landscapes of Scotland is now available from the Society
for the very favourable price of £15 (instead of £20
in the shops). It is an introduction to the geology of Scotland
written in plain language and beautifully illustrated with a host
of photographs, maps and diagrams.
Readership: Professional geologists, amateur geologists, teachers
and school children.
Cost
(members and non-members): £15.00 (plus £2.40 P&P)
This book costs £20 in the shops!
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Minerals of Scotland - past and present
Author: Alec Livingstone ISBN: 1-901663-46-9
A lavishly illustrated and definitive account (212 pp) by Alec
Livingstone of Scotland's minerals that also includes 60 brief biographies
of the people who discovered, collated and examined them.
The core of the book comprises a glossary of all 552 species known
from Scotland together with more detailed descriptions, history
and occurrence of 61 minerals native to Scotland. Published by the
National Museums of Scotland (NMS), a limited number of copies are
available from the Society at the discounted price below.
Readership: Mineralogists, amateur and professional geologists,
gemmologists.
Cost
(members and non-members): £25.00 (plus £5.65 P&P)
This book costs £35 in the shops!
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Assynt - the geologists Mecca
Authors: P. M. Dryburgh, A. R. MacGregor, S. M. Ross & C. L.
Thompson ISBN: 0-904440-08-7
Describes the history and geology of a classic area of Scottish
geology which is visited by geologists and tourists from all over
the world. This booklet is a tribute to the brilliant and dedicated
pioneers Ben Peach and John Horne (officers of the British Geological
Survey) who first unravelled the complexities of the geology of
the Assynt area.
Readership: Professional geologists, amateur geologists, undergraduate
students, science historians, tourists.
Full
Price: £2.50 (plus £0.90 P&P)
Members Price: £2.00 (plus £0.90 P&P)
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Building Stones of Edinburgh
Authors: A. A. McMillan, R. J. Gillanders & J. A. Fairhurst
ISBN: 0-904440-10-9
Edinburgh, 'Grey Athens of the North', owes much of its splendour
to the quality of the sandstone from which most of its finest buildings
are constructed. The Building Stones of Edinburgh focuses on the
geological characteristics of these sandstones which were extracted
from local quarries and includes within its pages examples of many
of the fine buildings which have made Edinburgh famous.
Readership: Professional geologists, amateur geologists, undergraduate
students, architects, civil engineers.
Full
Price: £10.00 (plus £1.30 P&P)
Members Price: £8.00 (plus £1.30 P&P)
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Ardnamurchan - A guide to geological excursions
Editor: C. D. Gribble ISBN: 0-904440-02-8
This pocket sized geological field guide provides an introduction
to the Tertiary igneous of the spectacular Ardnamurchan peninsula
of Scotland. The introductory chapters describe the various intrusive
igneous rocks which are encountered, their age relationships and
petrogenesis. Seven excursion itineraries cover the three main centres
of igneous activity which are well exposed on the peninsula, as
well as their metasedimentary country rocks and younger Mesozoic
cover sequence.
Readership: Professional geologists, informed amateur geologists,
undergraduate students.
Full
Price: £6.50 (plus £1.05 P&P)
Members Price: £5.20 (plus £1.05 P&P)
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Assynt District of Sutherland - Geological excursion guide
Authors: M. R. W. Johnson & I. Parsons ISBN: 0-904440-03-6
This updated version of Macgregor and Phemister’s original guide
describes one of the classic areas of Scottish Geology. The most
outstanding features of the geology of the Assynt area include the
clear evidence of large-scale horizontal dislocations or thrusts
which transported large sheets or nappes of rock towards the west,
and the unconformable relationships between the Cambrian and Torridonian
sedimentary rocks and the underlying Lewisian gneisses. The guide
includes a brief summary of the geology of the region, written with
special reference to the various localities visited during the 8
planned excursions, as well as a road log which covers the roadside
exposures between Ullapool and Lochinver.
Readership: Professional geologists, amateur geologists, undergraduate
students.
Full
Price: £5.50 (plus £1.05 P&P)
Members Price: £4.40 (plus £1.05 P&P)
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Ballachulish Igneous Complex and Aureole - a field guide
Authors: D. R. M. Pattison & B. Harte ISBN: 0-904440-11-7
Describes the geology of probably one of the world’s most
comprehensively studied igneous intrusions. The Ballachulish (pronounced
Ba-la-HOO-lish) Igneous Complex is a relatively simple granitic
intrusion which was emplaced into the Dalradian metasedimentary
rocks approximately 400 to 430 million years ago. Illustrated with
clear location maps, photographs, figures and a full colour geological
map this excellent guide is highly recommended to anyone with an
interest in the geology of igneous intrusions and their metamorphic
aureoles.
Readership: Professional geologists, amateur geologists, undergraduate
students.
Full
Price: £9.50 (plus £1.30 P&P)
Members Price: £7.50 (plus £1.30 P&P)
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Lothian Geology - An excursion guide
Authors: A. D. McAdam & E. N. K. Clarkson ISBN: 0-904440-06-0
This Hutton Bicentenary (1996) edition of Lothian Geology describes
the geological origins of some of the most famous landmarks in Central
Scotland. These include the remnants of the c. 350 million year
old volcano which forms the distinctive hill and crags of Arthur's
Seat which dominates the Edinburgh skyline. The 20 excursions also
visit a wide range of sedimentary and volcanic igneous rocks exposed
in incised valleys, along the coast and highland areas of the Lothian
district.
Readership: Professional geologists, amateur geologists, undergraduate
students, teachers.
Full
Price: £10.00 (plus £1.30 P&P)
Members Price: £8.00 (plus £1.30 P&P)
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Fife and Angus Geology
Author: A. R. MacGregor ISBN: 1-85821-353-3
This guide describes the varied geology of the Fife and Angus region
(Central Scotland), ranging from the metamorphic rocks of the Southern
Highlands to the sedimentary and volcanic rocks of Devonian and
Carboniferous age. Illustrated with maps, plates and figures this
compact guide contains 18 itineraries which visit both coastal and
inland sites which are of interest to geologists of all levels.
Readership: Professional geologists, amateur geologists, undergraduate
students, teachers.
Full
Price: £13.00 (plus £1.30 P&P)
Members Price: £10.40 (plus £1.30 P&P)
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An excursion guide to the Moine Geology of the Scottish Highlands
Editors: I. Allison, F. May & R. A. Strachan ISBN: 0-7073-0514-4
This compact excursion guide describes the varied rocks and structures
that occur within the largely metasediments of the Moine Supergroup
of the northern and central highlands of Scotland. The 12 excursions
are, for the most part, along major roads allowing easy access to
some of the finest outcrops of deformed and metamorphosed sandstones
in Scotland
Readership: Professional geologists, amateur geologists, undergraduate
students.
Full
Price: £8.50 (plus £1.30 P&P)
Members Price: £6.80 (plus £1.30 P&P)
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Geology in southwest Scotland - An excursion guide
Editor: P. Stone ISBN: 0-85272-261-3
This excursion guide is the first to detail the varied geology
of south-west Scotland and is dedicated to the memory of Dr Byron
Lintern (British Geological Survey). It contains an introduction
to the geology of the Southern Uplands of Scotland, which records
the presence and eventual closure of a long vanished ocean known
as Iapetus. The 18 excursion itineraries describe examples of the
geological features and structures developed within this Ordovician
to Silurian sedimentary sequence as well as the later Criffle-Dalbeattie
and Cairnsmore of Fleet granite intrusions.
Readership: Professional geologists, amateur geologists, undergraduate
students.
Full
Cost: £10.00 (plus £1.30 P&P)
Members Price: £8.00 (plus £1.30 P&P)
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