Landscapes of Assynt

Assynt Geology in a nutshell at Knockan Crag

Moine rocks

Durness Limestone

Salterella GritFucoid Beds

Pipe Rock

Basal QuartziteTorridonian SandstoneLewisian Gneiss

Knockan Crag

The Moine Thrust

Moine Schist

Cambrian Limestone

Mylonite

View from the top of Knockan Crag

Suliven

The Torridonian Sandstone peak of Suliven

Stac Pollaidh

Composed of Torridonian Sandstone and Conglomerate deposited in rivers 1000 million years ago

The Quartzite capped nunatak of Quinag

Quinag and Loch Assynt

Conival from Inchnadamph

The Traligill Valley

A dry valley. (Unless heavy rain). Dark grey limestone cliff to the north gently sloping pale limestone to the south with limestone pavement. The slope is a thrust plane, the older dark grey limestone has been thrust over the younger paler limestone. The river follows the line of this weakness even underground.

Dry Waterfall in the Traligill

Achmelvich Beach