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Geological Attractions in Lochaber

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1

Clach na Criche

 (Morvern)
Clach na Criche

The Wishing Stone in Morvern is formed from a dyke that intruded into surrounding rocks around 60 million years ago.  The surrounding rock has since eroded away leaving the dyke as boulder like outcrop.  The dyke has a large angular hole in the centre and has many joints within its structure. ...

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Source: www.wildlochaber.com/ardnamurchan/geology/clach-na-criche

2

The Muidhe

 (Glenfinnan)
The Muidhe  - looking west over Loch Eilt

An amazing display of glaciated slabs approximately 4km west of Glenfinnan  The ancient metamorphic rocks belong to the Glenfinnan Group and consist of interbanded psmammites and pelites.  Deformation of the Moine rocks is evident in the form of faulting and folding.  The rocks also contain...

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Source: www.wildlochaber.com/mallaig-glenfinnan/geology/the-muidhe

3

Ballachulish Slate Quarry

 (Ballachulish)

The Ballachulish Slate Quarry cuts into a large deposit of Ballachulish Slate Formation (Graphitic Pelite) formed during the Precambrian about 800 million years ago, following low grade metamorphism of very fine grained mud shales (containing iron pyrite) .  The shales are part of the Dalradian...

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Source: www.wildlochaber.com/glencoe/geology/ballachulish-slate-quarry

4

Treasures of the Earth

 (Fort William)
The Treasures of the Earth, Fort William

The Treasures of the Earth contains one of the largest private collections of crystals and gemstones in Europe, as well as a fine collection of marine fossils. 

The collections is housed in a copper-roofed museum with a short section of narrow gauged railway line with mine tubs from a...

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Source: www.wildlochaber.com/fort-william/attractions/treasures-of-the-earth

5

Kilmallie Stone Circle

 (Fort William)
Kilmallie Stone Circle

Lochaber ranks as one of the best regions in Scotland’s for geodiversity.  Its complex geological history has involved ancient plate collisions and mountain building episodes, plate rifting and vulcanism and more recently, a major glaciations event.  Lochaber, together with the Northwest...

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Source: www.wildlochaber.com/fort-william/geology/kilmallie-stone-circle

6

Lochaber Geopark Visitor Centre

 (Fort William)
Lochaber Geopark Visitor Centre in Fort William

The Lochaber Geopark Visitor Centre in situated opposite Cameron Square in the centre of Fort William.

A variety of display boards, geological samples and information leaflets.

Discover the geodiversity of Lochaber and meet some of the geopark team.

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Source: www.wildlochaber.com/fort-william/attractions/lochaber-geopark-visitor-centre

7

Lochaber Geopark Hub and Darwin's Rest Coffee Shop

 (Roy Bridge)
Darwin's Rest coffee shop in Roy Bridge

The Lochaber Geopark Hub and Darwin's Rest Coffee Shop is located in Roybridge within a short distance of the famous Parallel Roads, one of the Geological Society's ‘100 Great Geosites of the UK and Ireland’.  

A series of display boards in the Hub provide a fascinatiing insight into the...

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Source: www.wildlochaber.com/roy-bridge/geology/lochaber-geopark-hub-and-darwins-rest-coffee-shop

8

Parallel Roads of Glen Roy

 (Glen Roy)
Parallel Roads of Glen Roy

Lochaber is renowned for its geodiversity manifest in exceptional geomorphology and a variety of rock types. Such features are the outcome of a long and turbulent history involving collision of continental plates, mountain building, a series of volcanic eruptions, glaciation events and sea level...

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Source: www.wildlochaber.com/roy-bridge/geology/parallel-roads-glen-roy

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