Geology

Today we are sharing some photos Andy has taken. Glencoe is world famous for its mountains hikers and mountaineers are drawn to them. However did you know for geologists, this is where the idea of ‘cauldron subsidence’, now called ‘caldera collapse’, was born over 100 years ago. Glencoe was the first place in the world where ‘cauldron subsidence’ was recognised in ancient volcanic rocks.