GEOBINGO: INNER HEBRIDES

STORR, ISLE OF SKYE DUN CAAN, ISLE OF NEIST POINT, ISLE OF SKYE RAASAY

CUILLIN HILLS, ISLE OF LOCH CORUISK, ISLE OF SKYE SKYE

ALLIVAL, ISLE OF RUM AN SGURR, ISLE OF EIGG ELGOL, ISLE OF SKYE

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THE STORR is a rocky hill on DUN CAAN is the highest NEIST POINT, the most the Trotternish peninsula of the point of the island of Raasay. westerly point on the Isle of Isle of Skye. It is a popular Volcanic in origin, the hill has Skye, features basalt climbing destination, but can a distinctive flat top, with formations similar to those of also be viewed from the area in views of the Cuillin in the the Giant’s Causeway in front of the cliffs, known as The distance – so impressive that Northern Ireland. It is Sanctuary. The Sanctuary early visitor James Boswell is regarded as the best place on features strangely shaped rock said to have danced a jig of Skye to see whales, dolphins, pinnacles; the remnants of porpoises and basking shark. ancient landslips. delight at the summit.

The peaks of the BLACK LOCH CORUISK sits in the CUILLIN, a range of rocky shadow of the Black Cuillin. It mountains on Skye, are is a classic corrie loch – formed mainly Gabbro, a rough in a cirque excavated by a black igneous rock that glacier. It is a popular setting with painters and poets, provides good grip for including Sir Walter Scott and J climbers and scramblers. M W Turner.

The large steps in the ELGOL is a village on the AN SGURR is the highest hill on mountainside of ALLIVAL shores of Loch Scavaig on the the Isle of Eigg. It was formed by are individual units of Isle of Skye. Sandstone blocks a volcanic eruption around 59 layered gabbro, each along the shore can contain million years ago, the cooling representing a fresh pulse ammonites and belemnites. lava forming column like structures similar to those at the of magma entering the The rocks are of Jurassic age, Giant’s Causeway. magma chamber. with Tertiary intrusions.

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