Geology, James Hutton and Holyrood Park
Edinburgh Outdoors16 Joulu 2024

Geology, James Hutton and Holyrood Park

The final podcast of Season 1 discovers Edinburgh's fascinating geology and the role played in the eighteenth century by the father of modern geology: James Hutton.

I met up with geologist Angus Miller of Geowalks in the James Hutton Memorial Garden and he filled me in on how Hutton's thinking was so groundbreaking and influential, even in the modern day. We looked at some significant rocks within the garden, which have been brought from all over Scotland, and then walked on Salisbury Crags in Holyrood Park, spotting huge rocks which have fallen from the Crags and checking out the Hutton Section: the point where much of Hutton's thinking was inspired. As always, there is also some chat about the outdoors and how it has inspired and supported Angus through his life.

If you would like to know more about Angus Miller and joining one of his Geowalks you can check out his website:

https://geowalks.scot/

Find out more about James Hutton here: https://james-hutton.org/

And visit the locations yourself:

Hutton Memorial Garden: https://maps.app.goo.gl/f5hkMwb9c4nSiWYq5

Hutton Section in Holyrood Park (currently behind a fence, but you can get pretty close and hopefully the fence is going to be removed soon ...):

https://maps.app.goo.gl/f5hkMwb9c4nSiWYq5

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