- Publisher: Birlinn
- Year: 2017
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 48pp
- Illustrated: Yes
- Dimensions: 228x165mm
- Condition: New
- Weight: 0.2kg
- ISBN: 9781780274669
- Product code: 511798
Argyll and the Islands
Landscapes in Stone
Alan McKirdy New Paperback Illustrated
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This series takes the reader on a geological journey through millions of years in search of the ancient bedrock, volcanoes and vast ice sheets that have left their indelible stamp on the Scottish landscape. Each volume includes photographs and diagrams to illustrate the processes involved, as well as a list of places where visitors can see features of special interest.
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Argyll and the islands that lie off from the west coast of the Kintyre are some of the most historically resonant places in Scotland. But the rocks beneath tell a story of an even more ancient world that stretches back billions of years.
In this book Alan McKirdy explains how much of the ancient bedrock of the area was created from a once-towering mountain; how granites were formed deep in the Earth's crust as a result of the white heat of collision; how volcanoes left an indelible print on the landscape; how coal swamps briefly covered the land, only to be succeeded by desert sands; and how glaciers shaped the landscape into the familiar mountains and glens we see today.
Islands included are: Islay, Colonsay, Oronsay, Lismore, Jura, Scarba, Kerrera, Lunga, Garvellachs.
In this book Alan McKirdy explains how much of the ancient bedrock of the area was created from a once-towering mountain; how granites were formed deep in the Earth's crust as a result of the white heat of collision; how volcanoes left an indelible print on the landscape; how coal swamps briefly covered the land, only to be succeeded by desert sands; and how glaciers shaped the landscape into the familiar mountains and glens we see today.
Islands included are: Islay, Colonsay, Oronsay, Lismore, Jura, Scarba, Kerrera, Lunga, Garvellachs.
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