The Old Red Sandstone of Scotland
The trip will visit the best of Scottish Old Red Sandstone geology. This trip is being run for members of the Subcommission on Devonian Stratigraphy but all others are most welcome. It will be of particular interest to palaeontologists who work on fish and in the terrestrial environment. Localities will be visited throughout Scotland including the classic development of lacustrine Middle Devonian on Orkney. Particular emphasis will be paid to the climatic expression of Devonian Events (e.g. the Kacák, Taghanic and Hangenberg) in terrestrial environments and what this tells us about evolution of the Devonian Earth System. The trip starts in Inverness with 5 days in the Orcadian Basin followed by 2 days studying the Lower and Upper Old Red Sandstone in the Midland Valley finishing at Hutton's Unconformity, Siccar Point south of Edinburgh.
Other details
6 field days, 22nd-29th June. The trip starts at London, Euston on the 22nd June to catch the night sleeper. It returns to London early in the morning of the 29th June.
11 participants minimum, 33 maximum.
Cost
£500 - The cost does not include overnight sleeper trains from London to Inverness and Edinburgh to London. Participants may be required to pay for certain meals and entry to optional tourist sites.