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For #RockinTuesday this is a view of Garron Point near Stonehaven. This is the end of the visible section of the highland boundary fault, where it enters the North Sea.
#EastCoastKin
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I thought I'd join in with #RockinTuesday &
#TidesOutTuesday with an image I took years ago showing the Holy Isle and Whiting Bay on Arran. I think I recall that the ripples in the 'sand' are actually rock, which amazes me.
#EastCoastKin
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Interested in taking part? Submit your event through our online form: lnkd.in/e5zYAiQF
Contact us at festival@scottishgeologytrust.org for advice and support with event planning
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Poster for Scottish Geology Festival 2026. Page is split into thirds; top third has three logos representing time, minerals, and walking and bottom third has logos for James Hutton, sedimentary rocks, and fossils. The centre third has the logo for the Scottish geology festival 2026, stylised to look like Siccar Point, and the text "300 years of deep time. Call for events. Help inspire love and appreciation for Scottish Geology. More info: scottishgeologtrust.org/festival".
Event submissions for the Scottish Geology Festival 2026 are OPEN!
This year's theme is 300 Years of Deep Time to celebrate the Tercentenary of Scotland's most famous geologist James Hutton.
If you have an idea for an event - we'd love to hear from you!
A screenshot from Geosites showing information related to one of the geological sites on the website. In this case, it's of Glasgow's Necropolis and shows a map, a summary of the site and photos, as well as links to other resources such as walking guides.
Geosites is a brilliant resource on the geology of Scotland from @scottishgeology.bsky.social. Navigate using the map to find sites of interest. Entries include summaries, screenshots and sometimes links to other resources such as excursion guides. geosites.scottishgeologytrust.org
Painting of an indoor scene in an 18th century drawing room with seated male and female figures and two standing, a man, Robert Burns, and a 15 year old Walter Scott.
As it's Burns Night, here's CM Hardie's 1893 painting, The Meeting of Robert Burns and Walter Scott which took place in Edinburgh in the winter of 1786-87. But who's the seated man on the right, pressing his fingertips together? It's geologist James Hutton who'll be 300 years old in June this year.
New exhibition at the Fruitmarket Gallery in Edinburgh.
Ilana Halperin: What is Us and What is Earth.
Halperin was a brilliant guest at the Scottish Geology Festival @scottishgeology.bsky.social last year and I've been looking forward to this. Opens 27 Feb. www.fruitmarket.co.uk/event/ilana-...
Thin section of peridotite between crossed polars. Mostly small rounded olivines and interstitial pyroxene with bright second-order birefringence colours, with minor plagioclase and some tiny black opaques, probably chromite.
Peridotite from 700m up the side of Sgùrr Alasdair in the Black Cuillin of Skye. Someone went to a LOT of trouble to get this back to the truck. From NMS collection #thinsectionthursday
Some small prismatic crystals displaying bright birefringence colours against a black background. They are smaller than the 0.5 millimetre scale bar.
For #MineralMonday, the vanishingly rare and delightfully named* clinojimthomsponite. A very weird triple-chain silicate from Achmelvich, Sutherland.
*named for James Thompson, but there was already a thomsonite, so they called it jimthompsonite, and this is the monoclinic polymorph
Poster for job advert featuring a graphic of a megaphone and the title "We're hiring! Join our team". The rest of the text reads "Open position: Admin assistant. 7 hours a week, £20 per hour, flexible, WFH. Apply now, see link in bio for full job description. Send your CV to secretary@scottishgeologytrust.org".
SGT is seeking a part-time Administrative Assistant to support the smooth running of the charity.
We're looking for a dedicated and organised individual, with some experience of administrative work.
Full job description here: www.scottishgeologytrust.org/work-for-us-...
The Scottish Geology Festival will run in June this year, celebrating Deep Time. If you would like to run a festival event, please get in touch!
If you want to receive updates about the Scottish Geology Festival (+more), sign up for our Mailing list at www.scottishgeologytrust.org/support-us/
The Deep Time Trail is planned to be completed and opened on the 29th May, in time for Hutton’s 300th birthday 🎂
There are many exciting events planned to celebrate Hutton’s Tercentenary. Sign up to the mailing list at james-hutton.org to stay in the loop.
➡️ So what happens next? ⬅️
The campaign is officially over, but this project is staying open, meaning we can continue to receive donations - we just can’t offer rewards. www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/siccar-point
We’ll be in touch with updates as the project progresses.
When we add in gift-aid and direct donations, we have raised over £86,500, not including an additional £72k from a community fund.
The overall budget and design plans are currently being finalised, but we already know that we have raised enough money to fulfil our vision!
We did it! We are going to build the Deep Time Trail at Siccar Point! 🥳
Thank you so much to everyone who donated, and everyone who supported the campaign by sharing it.
We couldn’t be doing this without you.
We raised a whopping £61,488 on the Crowdfunder platform 🧵⬇️
Today is your last chance to support the #SiccarPoint #DeepTimeTrail and bag a reward from our Crowdfunder. The campaign finishes today (Sunday Nov 30th) at 23:59 UTC. If you want to keep warm wearing a Hutton Hat, now is the time to donate! www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/siccar-point
Today is your last chance to support the #SiccarPoint #DeepTimeTrail and bag a reward. The campaign finishes today (Sunday Nov 30th) at 23:59 UTC. If you think any of these lost drawings would look good on your wall, now is the time to donate! www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/siccar-point
A photograph looking down over Siccar Point with the Scottish Geology Trust logo in the bottom right and a series of quotes scattered over the image. The quotes say: “Siccar Point and our visits there … hold a special place in my heart” “This site is long due greater recognition in UK important historical attractions” “An outstanding project worthy of support from the geological community at both the national and international levels.” “So vital that we remember and celebrate Scotland’s role in Geologic Discovery and Knowledge. ” “Wishing you every success in your plan to improve access to the most important geological site in the world!”
Thank you to the >500 of you who agree with us about how important #SiccarPoint is and have donated to the #DeepTimeTrail
There’s just this weekend left to donate and ensure that this important geoheritage site gets the recognition it deserves. Visit www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/siccar-point to donate.
Only a few more days to go to help us reach our target so we can build the #DeepTimeTrail at #SiccarPoint, in time for #HuttonsTercentenary
Visit crowdfunder.co.uk/p/siccar-point to grab your Hutton Hat and help us reach our target!
Our team of knitters have been busy creating more Hutton Hats, which means we've just been able to release another batch. Here's @rachelrocks.bsky.social modelling her Hutton Hat in front of Salisbury Crags and Hutton's Section, and highlighting the Hutton's Section part of the hat 🤩
Modern interpretations agree with Hutton for the formation of Salisbury Crags (layer 8), but we now understand the higher layers are older rocks that are part of the Arthur’s Seat volcano
A sketch showing the landscape of a small mountain with a central peak surrounded by ridges dipping to the left. The bottom of the sketch imagines what the rocks look like below ground, with bands of light-shaded grey and red rock dipping to the left; the grey rocks are labelled “whinstone” and are connected by dykes cutting across the red strata.
This stunning sketch of Arthur’s Seat, by John Clerk of Eldin, illustrates how underlying geology can shape the landscape and shows James Hutton’s understanding of igneous rocks formed by the injection of magma into existing strata.
Get your own copy by donating to the #DeepTimeTrail Crowdfunder
The #DeepTimeTrail at #SiccarPoint is being designed by CMC Associates, who have worked tirelessly so that we can break ground as soon as possible.
We think their vision is stunning; If you agree, there are 4 days left to help make this trail a reality!
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/siccar-point
Poster for job advert featuring a graphic of a megaphone and the title "We're hiring! Join our team". The rest of the text reads "Open position: Admin assistant. 7 hours a week, £20 per hour, flexible, WFH. Apply now, see link in bio for full job description. Send your CV to secretary@scottishgeologytrust.org".
SGT is seeking a part-time Administrative Assistant to support the smooth running of the charity.
We're looking for a dedicated and organised individual, with some experience of administrative work.
Full job description here: www.scottishgeologytrust.org/work-for-us-...
Inverness Field Club is celebrating 150 years!! 🥳 It has a fascinating history, and a long history if female members (I'm currently researching them...). They provided funding twice for our team's work on Skye 🙏🏼 Societies like this do amazing work, plz support them!! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
This ©NASA image was taken by #Curiosity in October 2022
DYK that there’s a #SiccarPoint on #Mars? Like the birthplace of modern geology, the Martian Siccar Point is an unconformity. Learn more at
science.nasa.gov/blog/sols-32...
We're in the final days of our #DeepTimeTrail crowdfunder! Help us cross the finish line
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/siccar-point
A composite image showing examples of Crowdfunder rewards, including 4 different prints of the Lost Drawings, a replica Tassie Medal of James Hutton, two different styles of Hutton Hats, and a bench.
One month until Christmas 🎄 If you are wondering what to get the special geology or history enthusiast in your life, check out the unique rewards we have in our #SiccarPoint #DeepTimeTrail Crowdunder 🎁
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/siccar-point
We've got plans for educational outreach with local primary schools, and anything extra we raise above our target will be used for next phases of development at Siccar Point - integrating the trail into the wider region, and beginning plans to install steps down to the shore!
