Join Dr Steven Davidson,geologist and sedimentologist currently based in North Wale as he discusses the limestones of Enard Bay, in our next online talk.
The Torridonian rocks of NW Scotland are amongst some of the oldest sedimentary units in Europe and form a significant part of the NWH Geopark. The Stoer Group is the oldest part of the Torridonian sequence and has been dated as approximately 1.2 billion years old. Most of the Stoer Group is composed of red-brown sandstones and mudstones, interpreted as being deposited by large-scale fluvial and lake systems which infilled an ancient landscape developed on the exposed Lewisian Gneiss. However, the lowermost part of the Stoer Group, which includes the type section at Stoer Bay and the rocks at Enard Bay, contains thin limestones which are not found anywhere else in the Torridonian.
Tuesday 11th March, 7:30 – 9:00pm
This talk will be hosted on Zoom, with booking via Eventbrite. Free to attend, although donations to the Geopark are greatly appreciated!