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Thread: Geology

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    For anyone interested in geology, Reiss beach is a good place to be just now.

    The storms and winds of recent weeks have washed and blown the sand off all the rocks laying on the shoreline and have uncovered a fantastic range of rocks that has not seen for much of the year.

    As Dog-eared pointed out in a previous thread,( stones) many of the rocks could have been brought to these shores as ballast on ships that have come to collect corn or Caithness flag and I find them very fascinating and objects of much beauty.

    I think when they get dumped over bored, the kelp attaches its roots to the rocks so that it can stabilise itself to feed and grow, and then when a big strong storm comes the kelp gets washed up with the rock still attached to the root.
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    now that i hev some transport i may take a look aye, thanks kev.

    i wis readin dan mackays article in 'e groat (last week) aboot 'e rod fie 'e monument 'at 'e stax, rite til 'e noss lighthoose.

    guid piece, interestin.

    an a lovely runy til go on yer bike on a cool summers day

    ayie stop in at sybils for a drink (o' chooss) on 'e wie home
    Last edited by trix; 06-Nov-09 at 19:17. Reason: forgot it wis last weeks groat...on 2nd thots it may hev bin 'e courier
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