The Geology of the North West Highlands Scotland - Friday 12th to Sunday 14th September 2025

Wanna know what rocks make up the North West highlands of Scotland?

Discover some of the oldest rocks in Europe and what Scotland was like back 3 billion years ago through to 500 million years ago.

Come out with me for the day to learn about them.

• Pick up from available from Glasgow, or Inverness

Friday (Day 1)

• Travel up towards the North West Highlands from Glasgow, passing through Glencoe, Fort William and along the Great Glen Fault towards Inverness. There will be a 2nd pick up from Inverness. Bus leaves from Glasgow city centre at 10am, pick up from Inverness at 15:30.

• The geology of the central Scottish Highlands - the geology of Loch Lomond, Glencoe and Ben Nevis.

• Travel from Inverness to Ullapool which is where we will be staying for this evening so please book accommodation around here. There will be the option to join Luisa for dinner for the evening.

Saturday (Day 2)

• Travel from Ullapool leaving around 9am.

• Knocken Crag - The Moine Thrust Fault (includes a walk up to the different localities)

• Travel along Loch Assynt learning all about the Torridonian Sandstone, Cambrian quartzites and Durness limestone groups

• Achmelvich Bay - see the oldest rocks in Scotland on one of the most beautiful beaches in Scotland - The Lewisian Gneiss

• Clachtoll beach - the Torridonian sandstone and Lewisian Gneiss

• The Rock Stop - The North West Highlands Geopark stop and rock museum for a wee lunch and tea and coffee break

• Kylesku Bridge - granulite facies metamorphic rocks

• Scourie Bay - The scourian dykes - The laxfordian Event

• Laxford Cutting - Scotlands most beautiful road cutting

• Smoo Cave - the Durness limestone group

• Ceannabeinne beach - pegmatite veins running through the Lewisian Gniess and metamorphic structures

• Return trip back down to Ullapool

Sunday (Day 3)

• Corrieshalloch gorge - the deepest gorge in Scotland

• The magnetic mountain at Gairloch - remember to bring a magnet with you

• The unconformity between the Torridonian sandstones and Lewisian Gneiss

• Travel back home down the A9 stopping at a few geological places of interest on the way down

Rock formations you’ll see:

• The Lewisian Gniess - the oldest rocks in Scotland

• The Torridonian Sandstone Supergroup

• The Moine supergroup

• The Cambrian quartzites including the ‘pipe rock’

• The Durness limestone

• The Dalradian supergroup

• And many more 🪨😍

Price per person - £330.00 from Glasgow or £295.00 from Inverness.

Includes transportation in 7 seater minibus. Accommodation is not included so please ensure you book this for the two nights in Ullapool.