Edinburgh’s Local Geodiversity Sites Lothian and Borders GeoConservation www.edinburghgeolsoc.org/home/geoconservation/local-geodiversity-sites-edinburgh/ In Edinburgh, 30 sites of geological interest have been designated as Local Nature Conservation Sites 26 Local Geodiversity Sites are places where the varied geology of the South Queensferry Shore local area can be enjoyed and appreciated. In Edinburgh, 30 sites have been 20 Hunter’s Craig to Snab Point designated as Local Nature Conservation Sites by the City of Edinburgh Craigie Hill 10 25 River Almond:Cramond Council in partnership with Lothian and Borders GeoConservation and INVERLEITH included in the City Local Development Plan. Craigleith Quarry 11 Water of Leith Calton Hill Corstorphine Hill Stockbridge 6 1 2 3 4 5 9 24 27 Stones of Scotland 30 21 Ravelston 7 Canongate Wall 8 Joppa Shore Woods Castle Rock 16 Dynamic Earth SOUTH GYLE 22 Ratho Quarry Craiglockhart Hill 12 13 Craigmillar Balm Well Bavelaw Blackford Hill Braid Hills Caerketton Screes 6 7 8 9 10 3 Blackford Hill Water of Leith:Colinton Dell 29 OXGANGS Ellen’s Glen 4 Braid Hills 17 CURRIE Fairmilehead Park 18 Balm Well 1 GRACEMOUNT Dreghorn Link 15 Dalmahoy & 14 Ravelrig Quarry Calton Hill Canongate Wall Castle Rock Corstorphine Hill Craigie Hill Kaimes Hills 23 28 Torphin Quarry 11 12 13 14 15 5 Caerketton Screes 19 Harlaw Resevoir Craigleith Quarry Craiglockhart Hill Craigmillar Dalmahoy & Kaimes Hills Dreghorn Link PENTLAND HILLS Bavelaw 2 16 17 18 19 20 2 1. A natural oil seepage linked to the nearby 16. Displays around the outdoor amphitheatre Pentland Fault. describe Scotland’s geology. 2. Mudstones and siltstones formed 435 million 17. A narrow glen carved through steeply tilted Hunter’s Craig, years ago. sedimentary rocks. Dynamic Earth Ellen’s Glen Fairmilehead Park Harlaw Reservoir to Snab Point 3. A hill formed from thick lava erupted about 410 18. Former sand pit, now an attractive green space. 21 22 23 24 25 million years ago. 19. A wide range of Lower Carboniferous 4. Resistant igneous rocks form prominent hills. sedimentary rocks. 5. Large accumulations of scree on the Pentland 20. Intrusive igneous rocks and sedimentary Hills. rocks exposed on the coast. River Almond: 6. Igneous and sedimentary rocks in a UNESCO 21. Prolonged sedimentation is demonstrated on Joppa Shore Ratho Quarry Ravelrig Quarry Ravelston Woods Cramond World Heritage Site. this rocky shore. 26 27 28 29 30 7. A variety of rocks set into a wall of the Scottish 22. An old quarry in a large, coarse-grained Parliament. igneous intrusion. 8. Iconic Edinburgh Castle rests on a volcanic plug. 23. A section of a large sill, where dolerite is 9. One of Edinburgh’s seven hills, formed by tough quarried for aggregate. South Queensferry Water of Leith: Water of Leith: dolerite. 24. 340 million year old sandstone, once Shore Stones of Scotland Torphin Quarry Colinton Dell Stockbridge 10. Hard igneous rock, formerly quarried. quarried for buildings in Edinburgh. 11. This famous quarry produced high quality 25. River erosion has exposed igneous and People have used the landscape of Edinburgh and its geology in different ways sandstone. sedimentary rocks. 12. Lava flows and ash layers form a hill with two 26. A variety of sedimentary rocks intruded by over the last 10,000 years. It has created suitable sites for settlement, defence and summits. magma to form sills. agriculture and provided fine local sandstone for impressive buildings, and coal 13. A medieval castle on top of 350 million year old 27. Stones from each of the 32 Councils in Scotland. for fuel. The character of today’s city, with the Old and New Towns designated as sandstone. 28. An old quarry with layers of lava and volcanic ash. 14. Two hills formed by dolerite that shows 29. The river winds its way through an Ice Age gorge. a World Heritage Site, is derived from the bedrock, and the way in which this has columnar jointing. 30. Steep-sided valley exposes sandstone, been shaped and eroded. 15. A road cutting reveals late Devonian Upper mudstone and igneous dykes. Old Red Sandstone..