CENTRAL SCOTLAND: LANDSCAPES IN STONE

The written history and archaeological records of Central Scotland take us back to Pictish times some 5,000 years ago. The geology of the area stretches back a further 400 million years. The oldest strata are highly prized for what they tell us about early life on the planet, while the coal and iron ore which lay between Edinburgh and Glasgow provided the raw materials that drove the Industrial Revolution. New in the series of geological guides covering the whole of Scotland.