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Happy New Year when it comes! Bliadhna Mhath Ùr nuair a thig i! #hogmanay #oidhchechallainn #isleofarran

The good news is: Lochranza, James Hutton and our unconformity made it onto University Challenge last night! The bad news: the team didn't get the answer... #UniversityChallenge #JamesHutton #IsleofArran bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…

'Till a’ the seas gang dry, my dear, And the rocks melt wi’ the sun' Robert Burns in A Red, Red Rose, echoing his acquaintance James Hutton, father of modern Geology and writer of those defining words, 'no vestige of a beginning, no prospect of an end' scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/red-red-r…

A fine way to spend #sayagaelicphraseday - that's our Gaelic tree alphabet in position at the Lochranza Centre now! Mòran taing a h-uile duine - many thanks to everybody who painted a letter for this display! #làabairtnagàidhlig #aibidilnagàidhlig

Ambitious 10-year Island Plans which aim to drive the development of community, economic and environmental wellbeing of Arran and Cumbrae have been approved and are available to view at north-ayrshire.gov.uk/islands 🏝️More details available here 👉 north-ayrshire.gov.uk/news/Arran-and…

North Sannox grits #psammite and #semipelite, metamorphosed by local late-Carboniferous tholeitic quartz-microgabbro and later Palaeogene basalt and microgabbro dykes? 🤷🏻‍♂️ . Mesmerising! . #arran #scotland #geologyrocks #geology

⚠️The latest Wildfire Warning starts today, Sunday 20 March, and lasts until Wednesday 23 March. • West and North-East Scotland EXTREME • Rest of Scotland HIGH to VERY HIGH Read more here: ow.ly/oaO250InBx9

Does anyone else think that Arran’s hills look like the Cairngorms have hit the Cuillin? Or that Obelix has been doing some menhir work? #Arran #Scotland #Corbetts #Munros Mountaineering Scotland ScotsMagazine VisitScotland @VisitArran Arran UNESCO Global Geopark National Trust for Scotland The Great Outdoors walkhighlands

A new 'hello and welcome' blog from Pamela, and her thoughts on Lyell on #Arran* *cue actual weather brightens and rain stops! ✍️🪨📔🏝️ You get a mention too The Hunterian & University of Strathclyde! 👇 libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk/lyell/2022/06/… #histsci #geology #womeninscience

Two abandoned tents and camping gear cleared from Brodick beach this week. If you are wild camping, please do so responsibly. #naturescot #scottishoutdooraccesscode

Busy day clearing bracken on the Coire Fhionn Lochan path up to the deer fence. instagram.com/p/CfZM7Amtowb/…

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Experiencing all this amazing Scottish Island has to offer. #heritage #geology #culture @VisitArran VisitScotland Arran UNESCO Global Geopark

Delighted to have the model of Hutton’s Unconformity, Isle of Arran, I collected on V3Geo thanks to John Howell and Magda! Arran UNESCO Global Geopark ⛰ v3geo.com/model/448

In our latest blog, Roddy Maclean explains how the #Gaelic word for ‘king’ (rìgh) is similar to an important landscape term and why this may be invoking some myth-making. Read it here: ow.ly/sjLM50KZYWA 📸: National Library of Scotland

The last full day on Arran for the Cranleigh School Geology field trip. Exciting igneous intrusions, “dinosaur” foot prints, reconstructing ancient sedimentary environments and the opening of the Atlantic Ocean. What more could you want?

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On Arran, local resident Franny has also been running Gaelic landscape walks where participants can develop their language skills while also exploring the island's incredible scenery. Find out more via Arran UNESCO Global Geopark

The Devonian sediments on Arran were laid down over 400 million years ago, when the towering Caledonian mountains lay to the north & a vast desert extended to the south 🏔🏜They tell a tale of ginormous river systems where intense floods & torrential showers ripped.. 1/3