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Topic: Geology

An Unexpected Discovery in Spynie Quarry, Elgin

Spynie Quarry is situated a few miles north of Elgin and has been worked for around 150-200 years. Tennants (Elgin) Ltd. are the current licence holders and are crushing rock […]

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Erosion at Burghead Bay and the Culbin Sands

The entire length of the coastline flanking Burghead Bay and the Culbin Sands areas of Moray is backed by low “cliffs” of sand and shingle which are open to attack […]

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An Unsuccessful Archaeological & Geological Outing to Covesea

The caves in the sandstone cliffs on the southern shore of the Moray Firth between Hopeman and Covesea have long been known to have yielded evidence of former occupation by […]

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A Marine Clay from Burghead Bay

In May 1977 a large area of horizontally laminated olive green clay became exposed on the beach below high water mark 300m east of the Mid Fishing Station, Burghead Bay […]

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Erosion in Burghead Bay

The occurrence of peat under the waters of Burghead Bay was discussed by Grant and Leslie in 1798 and by Patrick Duff in 1842. Duff described the peat as having […]

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The Clava Shelley Till Controversy

Some 80 years ago, the discovery near Clava at a height of 169m O.D. of bands of clay containing marine shells created much excitement and debate amongst geologists — so […]

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Ancient Soils in the Culbin Forest

In Bulletin No. 2 (1974) mention was made of relict soils capping some of the old inland shingle ridges of the Culbin Foreland and that an indication of their age […]

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Pebbles of Volcanic Material in the upper Red Sandstone of Morayshire

Kilbuiack Castle was situated some 6 km east of Forres. It stood on an oval mound about 60 by 100 m in S129, 200 m northeast of Burgie Distillery (0965 […]

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