Lothian and Borders

Discovering Edinburgh's volcano

Walk into the heart of Edinburgh's famous volcano. The Royal Park of Holyrood contains the worn down remains of an ancient volcano.

The guide takes you on a journey through time, discover past volcanic eruptions, ashes and lavas, and find out what happened to the volcano once it became extinct. This is a place that inspired James Hutton in his writing of the Theory of the Earth, which became the foundations of modern geological science.

A full list of all available leaflets and posters can be found on the Edinburgh Geological Society web site  .

Highlights include:

• Discovering Edinburgh's Volcano: a geological guide to Holyrood Park
• Craig Lockhart and Edinburgh's Seven Hills
• The Geology of the Water of Leith
• Joppa Shore: history and geology
• Calton Hill geological walk
• Hermitage of Braid and
• Blackford Hill: scenery and geology of the park
• Corstorphine Hill: geology and panoramas, and archaeology and walks

These illustrated downloadable posters are also available:

• Lothian and Borders RIGS
• Corstorphine Hill
• East Lothian Joppa Shore
• Roslin Glen
• Union Canal - Edinburgh Union Canal - Falkirk
• Union Canal - West Lothian
• West Lothian Geological Heritage

Details of the above trails and a full list of all available leaflets can be found on the Edinburgh Geological Society  web site.