Hills of Britain and Ireland

OS Map of Creag an Fhithich

Baosbheinn and Beinn Bhreac
Baosbheinn and Beinn Bhreac

Mountains of Torridonian Sandstone tower over the ancient landscape of Lewisian Gneiss in Shieldaig Forest area. Baosbheinn, on the left, is capped with something distinctly different (looks like Cambrian quartzite) but I can find nothing to support this assumption.

07-Jun-12 • imaginedhorizons flickr

scotland westerross beinnbhreac torridoniansandstone baosbheinn afsnikkor28300mmf3556gedvr 7469334036

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Photos

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Baosbheinn and Beinn Bhreac
Baosbheinn and Beinn Bhreac

Mountains of Torridonian Sandstone tower over the ancient landscape of Lewisian Gneiss in Shieldaig Forest area. Baosbheinn, on the left, is capped with something distinctly different (looks like Cambrian quartzite) but I can find nothing to support this assumption.

07-Jun-12 • imaginedhorizons flickr

scotland westerross beinnbhreac torridoniansandstone baosbheinn afsnikkor28300mmf3556gedvr 7469334036

Videos

  • Poolewe: The last Bronze Age hoard in Scotland? by Dr Matthew Knight (Gairloch Museum Online Talk)

    In 1877, a hoard of nine bronze objects was recovered from a peat bog at Poolewe, Scotland, including axeheads, rings and an ...

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