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Wednesday, 16 June 2004 The History Of Dissent In Assynt
CREDIT: © Rob Butler*, Clare Gordon*, Maarten Krabbendam+, Luke Bateson+ Earth.Leeds.ac.uk *Earth Sciences, University of Leeds; +British Geological Society WHERE: Assynt, Scotland. WHAT: birthplace of plate tectonics. MAP: Knockan. Thumbnail clicks [1][2] pop-up source pages. ![]() ![]() The Highlands Controversy was an academic debate in nineteenth century geology, which centered around the structure of Scotland's Northwest Highlands. John Horne and Ben Peach provided the explanation that is accepted today. The work they did had far reaching implications for the way we understand geological plate movement and mountain building. We honor them with this picture, which shows them not far from Knockan, resplendent in 1912 gentlemen's walking kit. Enquiring minds will enjoy a thorough exploration of Rob Butler's Assynt Geology web site. Lorraine Wakefield's piece on the TravelScotland.co.uk web site makes a good introduction, and Scottish Natural Heritage's Knockan-Crag.co.uk is a wholly dedicated web site. The ScottishGeology.com web site has research resources. ![]() CREDIT: © Andrew Leaney/Leaney.org |
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