The Spectacular GeologyPicture the scene - 540 million years ago colliding tectonic plates resulted in mountains of the scale of the Himalayas. West of Camas nan Geall it is possible to see remnants of the collision - folds of 20 Metres
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A land on fireAround 65 million years ago a dramatic change occurred as the North American and European plates parted and the Atlantic Ocean expanded. The stretching and deformation led to a land on fire and vast outpourings of lava. The hills and outcrops around Rudh Dubh indicate the last stages of the main volcano
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After the fire... came the iceThe landscape was buried under a 4000 foot thick layer of ice bringing 'U' shaped valleys and rounded hills. As the ice receded the land began to rise and the level stabilised... for now
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