Glad you had a great time up there.....I look forward to more of the images in the next few weeks. I'm sure the Torridonian weather with have given you some great mood for your monos! I checked the date on my image of the tree....Oct '18...it looks in better condition now than it did then!
October 26, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Glad you had a great time up there.....I look forward to more of the images in the next few weeks. I'm sure the Torridonian weather with have given you some great mood for your monos! I checked the date on my image of the tree....Oct '18...it looks in better condition now than it did then!
The Gairloch Pictish Stone displayed and interpreted at the very special Gairloch Museum - housed in a former nuclear bunker + exceptional home bakes - and a rare discovery on the north west coast of Scotland. #StandingStoneSunday
Further info: www.gairlochmuseum.org/pictish-ston
Further info: www.gairlochmuseum.org/pictish-ston
September 13, 2026 at 11:16 AM
The Gairloch Pictish Stone displayed and interpreted at the very special Gairloch Museum - housed in a former nuclear bunker + exceptional home bakes - and a rare discovery on the north west coast of Scotland. #StandingStoneSunday
Further info: www.gairlochmuseum.org/pictish-ston
Further info: www.gairlochmuseum.org/pictish-ston
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In 1975, workers began removing 1.8 million tonnes of Torridonian sandstone from a Highland mountainside to create a construction yard capable of…
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Where the Lewisian Gneiss has weathered out relatively recently (geologically speaking) from underneath the Torridonian sandstone it's basically the ancient surface being uncovered again. Which I find extraordinary.
August 14, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Where the Lewisian Gneiss has weathered out relatively recently (geologically speaking) from underneath the Torridonian sandstone it's basically the ancient surface being uncovered again. Which I find extraordinary.
Torridonian sandstone hitting different at 1 billion years old — some of the oldest exposed rock on Earth's surface. Those red beds are essentially a snapshot of a Precambrian desert. Scotland's geology is genuinely humbling.
August 14, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Torridonian sandstone hitting different at 1 billion years old — some of the oldest exposed rock on Earth's surface. Those red beds are essentially a snapshot of a Precambrian desert. Scotland's geology is genuinely humbling.
Torridonian sandstone is genuinely humbling — 1 billion years old, deposited before complex life existed. Those red beds were ancient river sediments when Scotland sat near the equator. One of the most underappreciated windows into Precambrian Earth 🪨
August 14, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Torridonian sandstone is genuinely humbling — 1 billion years old, deposited before complex life existed. Those red beds were ancient river sediments when Scotland sat near the equator. One of the most underappreciated windows into Precambrian Earth 🪨
Torridonian Sandstone, Beinn Alligin
Torridon, NW Highlands, Scotland
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August 10, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Ah, totally understand. It’s grim, isn’t it? The landscape looks very torridonian, it’s a beautiful shot. 😊
April 24, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Ah, totally understand. It’s grim, isn’t it? The landscape looks very torridonian, it’s a beautiful shot. 😊
Almost Mars.
Beach cobbles of billion year old Torridonian sandstones on the sands of Red Point, Wester Ross, Scotland, Planet Earth.
Beach cobbles of billion year old Torridonian sandstones on the sands of Red Point, Wester Ross, Scotland, Planet Earth.
February 5, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Almost Mars.
Beach cobbles of billion year old Torridonian sandstones on the sands of Red Point, Wester Ross, Scotland, Planet Earth.
Beach cobbles of billion year old Torridonian sandstones on the sands of Red Point, Wester Ross, Scotland, Planet Earth.
Winter colours.
Torridonian sandstone by the sea.
Torridonian sandstone by the sea.
December 2, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Winter colours.
Torridonian sandstone by the sea.
Torridonian sandstone by the sea.
Just a quick trip for me. I’ve also been to Italy and France, so I’m not complaining too much. Hoping to climb a rather obscure Torridonian hill tomorrow. I’m with someone who’s completed the Munros and has just 30 Corbetts left.
August 28, 2024 at 7:38 PM
Just a quick trip for me. I’ve also been to Italy and France, so I’m not complaining too much. Hoping to climb a rather obscure Torridonian hill tomorrow. I’m with someone who’s completed the Munros and has just 30 Corbetts left.
That's exceptional.
As always, I simply love your photography, it is my window on the Torridonian landscape until I can get back up there in person; thank you!👌
As always, I simply love your photography, it is my window on the Torridonian landscape until I can get back up there in person; thank you!👌
December 9, 2024 at 12:27 PM
That's exceptional.
As always, I simply love your photography, it is my window on the Torridonian landscape until I can get back up there in person; thank you!👌
As always, I simply love your photography, it is my window on the Torridonian landscape until I can get back up there in person; thank you!👌
Torridonian paradise!
October 15, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Torridonian paradise!
landslides, while years of erosion and the elements sculpted the Torridonian sandstone into unusual patterns of cone-shaped craggy hillocks, random boulders, tranquil lochans and even a basalt castle.
Island has been occupied since Mesolithic Period (7th Millennium BC), and its history includes a
Island has been occupied since Mesolithic Period (7th Millennium BC), and its history includes a
January 16, 2026 at 2:45 AM
landslides, while years of erosion and the elements sculpted the Torridonian sandstone into unusual patterns of cone-shaped craggy hillocks, random boulders, tranquil lochans and even a basalt castle.
Island has been occupied since Mesolithic Period (7th Millennium BC), and its history includes a
Island has been occupied since Mesolithic Period (7th Millennium BC), and its history includes a
Sometimes the classic views are classic for a reason! This image is just before sunset from a recent summit camp in Torridon with pretty spectacular photographic conditions. It was awesome to finally get this location in good light - one that I had previously […]
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October 16, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Sometimes the classic views are classic for a reason! This image is just before sunset from a recent summit camp in Torridon with pretty spectacular photographic conditions. It was awesome to finally get this location in good light - one that I had previously […]
[Original post on mas.to]
[Original post on mas.to]
Here is what a 1.2 billion year time gap looks. Student on right on 2.4Ga Lewisian gneiss, student on left on 1.2Ga Torridonian breccia. Clachtoll, Scotland on @durhamearthsci.bsky.social field trip few weeks ago. #geology #unconformity #petrology #fieldtrip #rocks #rock
November 15, 2024 at 9:51 AM
Here is what a 1.2 billion year time gap looks. Student on right on 2.4Ga Lewisian gneiss, student on left on 1.2Ga Torridonian breccia. Clachtoll, Scotland on @durhamearthsci.bsky.social field trip few weeks ago. #geology #unconformity #petrology #fieldtrip #rocks #rock
Just back from a trip to the far North-West of Scotland to climb one of the country’s shapeliest mountains, Suilven.
It’s not even close to the nation’s highest peaks, at 731m (2,398ft), but its Torridonian sandstone flanks rise steeply above the lochs and moors of Assynt, near Lochinver
It’s not even close to the nation’s highest peaks, at 731m (2,398ft), but its Torridonian sandstone flanks rise steeply above the lochs and moors of Assynt, near Lochinver
June 14, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Just back from a trip to the far North-West of Scotland to climb one of the country’s shapeliest mountains, Suilven.
It’s not even close to the nation’s highest peaks, at 731m (2,398ft), but its Torridonian sandstone flanks rise steeply above the lochs and moors of Assynt, near Lochinver
It’s not even close to the nation’s highest peaks, at 731m (2,398ft), but its Torridonian sandstone flanks rise steeply above the lochs and moors of Assynt, near Lochinver
Haha! That particular bit of Iceland did have a *slight* similarity to Torridonian sandstone areas of the NW, with all those horizontal ledges and pointy peaks. I’d love to go back some time, with mountains rather than touristing in mind.
January 27, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Haha! That particular bit of Iceland did have a *slight* similarity to Torridonian sandstone areas of the NW, with all those horizontal ledges and pointy peaks. I’d love to go back some time, with mountains rather than touristing in mind.
Back after the most glorious fortnight up on the coast of NW Scotland 💙 sea, sun, ancient delights
(pic shows my hand in unconformity contact between the Lewisian Gniess c. 2.6Ga and the basal conglomerate marking the beginning of the Stoer Group pst ancient Torridonian-type rocks), c. 1Ga-800Ma)
(pic shows my hand in unconformity contact between the Lewisian Gniess c. 2.6Ga and the basal conglomerate marking the beginning of the Stoer Group pst ancient Torridonian-type rocks), c. 1Ga-800Ma)
September 1, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Back after the most glorious fortnight up on the coast of NW Scotland 💙 sea, sun, ancient delights
(pic shows my hand in unconformity contact between the Lewisian Gniess c. 2.6Ga and the basal conglomerate marking the beginning of the Stoer Group pst ancient Torridonian-type rocks), c. 1Ga-800Ma)
(pic shows my hand in unconformity contact between the Lewisian Gniess c. 2.6Ga and the basal conglomerate marking the beginning of the Stoer Group pst ancient Torridonian-type rocks), c. 1Ga-800Ma)
Popping up from holiday to remind you all that this fab book by @peterbrannen.bsky.social is out in just a few days!
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August 22, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Popping up from holiday to remind you all that this fab book by @peterbrannen.bsky.social is out in just a few days!
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August 17, 2025 at 1:22 PM
And.... breathe
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From geological point of view: Torridonian sandstone.
Mountains of the Grenville orogeny (in modern-day North America) provided a source of debris deposited by high-energy rivers, sweeping across a basin unhindered by plant life.
Like the Ganges basin, only a billion years ago.
⚒️ #Geology
Mountains of the Grenville orogeny (in modern-day North America) provided a source of debris deposited by high-energy rivers, sweeping across a basin unhindered by plant life.
Like the Ganges basin, only a billion years ago.
⚒️ #Geology
November 16, 2024 at 9:00 AM
From geological point of view: Torridonian sandstone.
Mountains of the Grenville orogeny (in modern-day North America) provided a source of debris deposited by high-energy rivers, sweeping across a basin unhindered by plant life.
Like the Ganges basin, only a billion years ago.
⚒️ #Geology
Mountains of the Grenville orogeny (in modern-day North America) provided a source of debris deposited by high-energy rivers, sweeping across a basin unhindered by plant life.
Like the Ganges basin, only a billion years ago.
⚒️ #Geology