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Sir Archibald Geikie Centennial Celebrations

November 9, 2024

The NWH Geopark is linking up with the Haslemere Museum over two days to present the live stream of various talks on a large screen to a local audience in Ullapool.

Agenda for Saturday the 9th November 

9.15 -11.15am  –  Walk up Ullapool Hill, Archibald Geikie and the Geology of Lochbroom with Peter Harrison, NWHUGG Geologist

11.15am Coffee

11.30am Talk in Ullapool – Geike in the North West Highlands with Jan Breckenridge, Education and Engagement Officer with NWHUGG

12.15pm Lunch

1.00pm Streamed Talk 3 from Haslemere Museum – Some Great Arguments in Field Geology with Professor Robert Butler at Aberdeen University

2.00pm Break and exhibition

3.00pm Streamed Talk 4 from Haslemere Museum – Geikie’s North American Connections with Rasoul Sorkhabi, Research Professor at University of Utah.

4.00pm Streamed closing speech from Haslemere Museum

4.15pm Final Ullapool discussions

5.00pm Close

 

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  • Date: November 9, 2024