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Sailing in the wake of Hugh Miller – Part 2
Elizabeth Pickett, geologist and illustrator, continues the account of her trip around the Argyll islands on the Brixham sailing trawler, Leader, along with a crew of other geologists, artists, ecologists, musicians and storytellers. The second half of the cruise heads … Continue reading
Posted in Geology, Hugh Miller
Tagged geology, Hugh Miller, Inner Hebrides, watercolour
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Sailing in the wake of Hugh Miller
In summer 2015 a group of geologists, artists, ecologists, musicians and storytellers, aged 18 to 70-plus, embarked on a voyage of geological discovery around the Argyll islands on Leader, a Brixham sailing trawler. Their journey followed on from one in … Continue reading
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Tagged geology, Hugh Miller, Inner Hebrides, watercolour
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Hugh Miller
Hugh Miller is not only Cromarty’s ‘most famous son’, he would be on many a list of ‘Great Scots’. Born in 1804 his name belongs in the ranks of the truly influential geologists and although he died when only 54 … Continue reading
Posted in The Highland Naturalists
Tagged Cromarty, geology, Hugh Miller, The Leader, The Old Red Sandstone
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