Northern Highlands

The rocks of northern Scotland tell of turbulent events involving continental collisions that unleashed cataclysmic forces, creating a chain of mountains, the remnants of which we see today on both sides of the Atlantic. Geologists from Victorian times onwards have studied the area, and some of the most important geological phenomena have been established and described from the rocks that built these stunning landscapes.

In this book, Alan McKirdy makes sense of the many and varied episodes that shaped the familiar landscape we see today. He highlights a number of fascinating geological features, including the Old Red Sandstones of Cromarty and the Black Isle, which carry the secrets of life during 'the Age of Fishes', and the thin sliver of fossil-bearing strata which hugs the coast from Golspie to beyond Helmsdale that dates back to Jurassic times and which records the time when dinosaurs roamed the Earth.

Stancile din nordul Scotiei povestesc despre evenimente turbulente care implica coliziuni continentale care au dezlantuit forte cataclismice, creand un lant de munti, ale caror ramasite le vedem astazi pe ambele maluri ale Atlanticului. Geologii din perioada victoriana au studiat zona si unele dintre cele mai importante fenomene geologice au fost stabilite si descrise din stancile care au construit aceste peisaje uimitoare. In aceasta carte, Alan McKirdy da sens multor si variate episoade care au modelat familiarii peisaj pe care il vedem astazi.