Lothian & Borders GeoConservation Publications
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The Lothian and Borders GeoConservation group has published a number of leaflets and posters, covering different areas and sites of interest in the Lothian and Borders area.
We hope to eventually make all Lothian and Borders GeoConservation publications available here for you to download and print; many of the more recent leaflets below have links to a pdf version. A copy of any of these leaflets or posters (in A4 size) is available by writing to: Archie Miller, 6 Addiston Crescent, Balerno, Midlothian, EH14 7DB.
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| See also the Geology Action pages for leaflets published in association with Girlguiding East Lothian. | ||
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Lothian
and Borders RIGS | Union
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RIGS
in Scotland - publicity leaflet
James
Hutton, a man ahead of his time
An introduction to the Stones of Scotland sculpture in Regent Road Park, Edinburgh,
made of stones from each of Scotland's 32 Local Authorities
Guide
to Hermitage of Briad and Blackford Hill, Edinburgh
Guide
to the fossils found along the shore at Barns Ness, near Dunbar in East Lothian.
North
Berwick's scenery is formed from a variety of volcanic rock types formed around
340 million years ago.
The
Geology of the Water of Leith, Edinburgh. Written by Emma Skelley as a final year
project of her geology degree at Edinburgh University.
Craiglockhart
and Edinburgh's Seven Hills
Craigleith
Quarry - Edinburgh's largest quarry is mostly filled in, but this leaflet guides
you to the remains of the quarry face.
Joppa
Shore, Edinburgh. Written by Lindsay Wilson as a final year project of her geology
degree at Edinburgh University.
Corstorphine
Hill, west Edinburgh - this scenic site contains geology (dolerite sill with sedimentary
exposures), walks with panoramic views and some archeology thrown in!
Calton
Hill, central Edinburgh - A fragment of the Arthur's Seat volcano, just beyond
the east end of Princes Street. In addition to the extensive views around the
city, the leaflet pinpoints interesting buildings and monuments in the surrounding
area.
Witch
Craig Wall, West Lothian - a viewpoint near Bathgate, constructed with representative
Scottish stone, labelled and with a display panel on the landforms visible on
a really good day!
Petershill
Wildlife Reserve, West Lothian - A limestone reef and a SSSI near Bathgate. This
was a lime quarry in the mid 18th C, later a drinking water reservoir. 
Binny
Craig, West Lothian - A prominent landmark, and an example of landform shaping
, a legacy from the last Ice Age. This is a crag and tail landform with many surrounding
features associated with glacial retreat.
East
Kirkton Quarry, West Lothian - A small, disused limestone quarry and a SSSI near
Bathgate. Unusual in that the deposit favoured fossilisation of land animals rather
than those that lived in water. Collecting not allowed without permission.