Geoheritage Festival Talks Season 2022-23
The NW Highlands controversy geology, geologists and social climbing in Victorian times by Peter Gutteridge (Jan23)
Short bio from Peter Gutteridge...
I did my undergraduate degree in geological sciences at Leeds followed by a Ph.D. at Manchester University on the Carboniferous Limestone of Derbyshire. Since then I have been fortunate to work on carbonate rocks throughout the world from all parts of the stratigraphic column. The geology of the NW Highlands of Scotland has always interested me since I received a thorough indoctrination in structural geology and the Moine thrust controversy during my time in Leeds and I try to get up to the area as often as possible.
Geoheritage Festival Talks Season 2021-22
A Collector’s Obsession with the Highlands Controversy - A talk by Alastair Mitchell on his collection of maps and documents relating to the geology of Scotland in the 19th century (Jan 22)
You can see more of Alastair's collection by visiting his website The Immeasurable Wilds.
Andy Moffat's presentation on The Building Stones of Inverness (Oct 21)
Andy Moffat's presentation file for The Building Stones of Inverness along with a detailed description of the route and what to look our for.
Alastair Mitchell gives a talk on The Highlands Controversy, set in the Context of Victorian Science (Jul 21)
You can see more of Alastair's collection by visiting his website The Immeasurable Wilds.
Keith Milne explains how he was inspired by the early geologists and relates his experiences mapping the Assynt Thrust Structures in the Inchnadamph area in 1974 (Apr 21)
Follow the link below to access the online 3D viewer described in the talk.
