One hour long montage of field trip to the Moray Coast (Hopeman Sandstone), UK, to celebrate the life and work of Professor Ken Glennie in early May 2026. That’s me above btw, not Ken !

On 8th June 2026, I co-led a geology trip to the Stonehaven coast as part of the EAGE annual conference in Aberdeen. Wide range of geological features here in what is quite a controversial area of Scottish geology

This boulder of gneiss sits on the beach of Craigeven Bay, just South of Aberdeen, Scotland - but it’s not from here - read on to find out more…

Great view of the Clashach Fault from hilltop on other side of the bay - read on to find about a bit more about this well exposed fault on the Moray coast.

Not all folds in rocks form deep in the Earth’s crust - some examples here from the Scottish Fife coast have formed soon after sandstone deposition

The disused quarry at Lethen House, just South of Auldearn (in Moray, Scotland) has exposed sediments where fossil fish bearing nodules can be found together with plant remains.

We are surrounded by granite in Aberdeen, mainly the Rubislaw granite but there’s quite a variety at Aberdeen Art Gallery

A pleasant circular (& short) walk taking in a little bit of geology in the River Tummel

During the Devonian period (around 410 million years ago) there was a big lake in the Forfar area - we know this due to fossil fish found there

Not a classic location for Scotland’s Geology - but I decided to take a look - glad that I did !

This example of mechanical stratigraphy where thinner limestone beds are more fractured than thicker ones, is from Iran. Plenty of examples from Scottish geology here as well..

The Lower Devonian conglomerates have supplied pebbles for a spectacular beach at Auchmithie. It is also host to a range of structural (geological) features.

I wonder what future generations of geologists would make of the polystyrene clasts in this rock

Here we look at zones of a high density of fractures called fracture swarms, their significance and some examples from outcrops in the UK.

Great place to see interactions between Devonian lavas and sediments, on the coast just North of Montrose, NE Scotland.

Clashach Quarry, a working quarry near Hopeman in Moray has provided a beautiful stone for many building projects. It is also renowned for 100s of reptile track finds and other features such as this travertine type deposit.

Mud Volcanoes are much smaller than normal volcanoes and according to Wikipedia, about half of those known to exist are found in coastal Azerbaijan.

Often we use the terms nodules and concretions a bit loosely when out in the field - this blog will help you use these terms correctly when you notice these round bodies in the rock outcrops

Steep beds of sandstone contain fractures here at St Andrews (Fife, Scotland) - these have formed during folding.

Slickenlines are scratches on fault surfaces resulting from shear motion. Commonly found in Scottish outcrops and also in rock core from the North Sea.