Salisbury Crags, City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Date collected: 23-May-1998. Number: 3_1.
© Arjen van Ooyen
Date collected: 23-May-1998. Number: 3_2.
The northwestern side of the impressive 46-metre (151 ft) basaltic cliffs at Salisbury Crag, Edinburgh Photo taken the 5.6.2013.
© Knut Edvard Larsen
The cliffs seen from the south Photo 20.08.2018
© Jürgen Greiner
The Cliffs seen from the south Photo 20.08.2018
A knob of basalt cut by a vein of iron ore. It is said that it left standing at the request of James Hutton Photo 20.08.2018
At this part of the Salisbury Crags the underlying Sandstone is exposed. This was used by James Hutton to demonstrate his "Theory of the Earth" (1788). This laid the foundation of geological science. Photo 20.08.2018
Close up of Hutton's Section. At the bottom is the sandstone overlain by basalt This was used by James Hutton to demonstrate his "Theory of the Earth" (1788). This laid the foundation of geological science. Photo 20.08.2018