Category 4: Educational

From museums to classic field trip locations, these sites are ideal places to find out more about geology and the history of our planet.
Click on the links below to find out about each Geosite:
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Granite Pluton, Isle of ArranFirth of Clyde, Scotland The Isle of Arran, and particularly the well-known Loch Ranza field studies centre, offers some of the best opportunities to study the geology of the last 600 million years and is a great case study in volcanic igneous geology. |
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Laxford Brae road sectionSutherland, Scotland Often described as the ‘multi-coloured rock stop’, this road section is a great place to see igneous rocks and complex structural formations. |
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Rotunda Museum, Scarborough
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Natural History Museum, London
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Knockan CragRoss-Shire & Sutherland border, Scotland Knockan Crag provides excellent, convenient access to the Moine Thrust and the metamorphic Moine rocks on the crest of the escarpment, a popular stop with University students! ![]() |
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Wren’s Nest, Dudley
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Our Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh
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Lyme Regis BeachesDorset, England Lyme Regis is famous for the fossils found in its cliffs and beaches. Many of the earliest discoveries of dinosaur and other prehistoric reptile remains were made in the area around Lyme Regis, notably those discovered by Mary Anning. |
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Dinosaur Footprints, Bendrick RockVale of Glamorgan, Wales This Site of Special Scientific Interest is famous for the discovery of dinosaur footprints, some of which have now been removed to the National Museum Wales. |
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Marble Arch CavesCounty Fermanagh, Northern Ireland The Marble Arch Caves attract over 60,000 people every year, and are a key site for geoscience education in Northern Ireland. |