After running another of my Pentland walks for Mountain Training Association members, based on the Lothian and Borders GeoConservation leaflet Pentland Rocks!, I got some interested parties for a trip to the Ochils on a day that suited some people…
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Ochils geological trip
Tagged with: Geology, MTA, Outdoor, Stirling
Posted in Geodiversity, Geological Walks, Mountain Training, Pentlands, Woodlands
Posted in Geodiversity, Geological Walks, Mountain Training, Pentlands, Woodlands
A walk in the Craigmillar WIAT (Woods in and Around Towns)
The days are getting shorter, so the chance to get out and top up the Vitamin D whenever I fancy is one of the undoubted benefits of self-employment. When I can combine it with some geological work, even better. Hills…
Tagged with: Archaeology, Craigmillar, Edinburgh, Geology, Outdoor, WIAT
Posted in Geodiversity, Geological Walks (urban), Scotland, Woodlands
Posted in Geodiversity, Geological Walks (urban), Scotland, Woodlands
Slouching towards e-Commerce at Hills of Hame to offer some discounted urban walks on 4, 11 & 18 November
The sun is shining here in Edinburgh,the air is pleasantly chilly and I am looking out of the window at the southern side of Salisbury Crags and the Lion’s Haunch and Sampson’s Ribs from the window while I work…
Tagged with: Geology, Outdoor, Palaeontology, Scotland
Posted in Geodiversity, Geological Walks (urban), Scotland
Posted in Geodiversity, Geological Walks (urban), Scotland
Clapper Bridges near Cashel Dhu, NW Highlands
Clapper bridges are something I’d previously associated exclusively with Dartmoor; there is a famous large one at Postbridge but there many more examples spanning watercourses on the moor. A recent tweet from Forestry Commission Scotland alerted me to the fact…
To work – by chairlift!
At the end of May I did a couple of days work with Rescue Medics up at Glencoe Mountain Resort (http://www.glencoemountain.co.uk/) to help cover a downhill mountain bike event. I arrived pretty late, having driven down from Skye. The pop-up…
Visiting Edinburgh’s seaside- Seafield, Portobello, Joppa
The car had been booked in for a service, so Shadow and I went out to drop it off and visit his old pre-adoption part of Edinburgh, Seafield. My previous experiences in the area have mostly been running or geology-related.…
Tagged with: Edinburgh, geological history, Outdoor, Scotland, Walking
Posted in Geodiversity, Geological Walks (urban), Scotland
Posted in Geodiversity, Geological Walks (urban), Scotland
Harlaw Reservoir wanderings
Harlaw is part of a network of reservoirs that were built in the 19th century to supply the city with clean, fresh water. The network now extends deep into the Scottish Borders around Talla but the Pentland Hills contain numerous…
Tagged with: Edinburgh, Geology, Outdoor, Walking
Posted in Geodiversity, Geological Walks (low-level), Pentlands, Scotland, Uncategorized
Posted in Geodiversity, Geological Walks (low-level), Pentlands, Scotland, Uncategorized
Kettleton Byre with the kids
My youngest daughter, Alligin, does not so much ask for things as make demands. ‘Dad, when are we going to a bothy again?’ was her refrain for some of this winter, so the arrival of the school break made my…
Castlelaw Hill. So hilly they named it twice
Castlelaw Hill is one of the more accessible peaks in the Pentlands, for reasons both ancient and modern. The ancient reason is that there is an earth house (aka souterrain) within a series of defensive ramparts and ditches. One modern…
Book Review: Mountains: Scotland’s Living Landscapes
Mountains: Scotland’s Living Landscapes. Scottish Natural Heritage. 2002 An attractive booklet with many colour photographs, clear text and a smattering of illuminating quotations. The introductory section summarizes the geological events that produced the different rock types, within a nod to…
