Simplified map of the Kinlochewe area

Kinlochewe Location map Beinn Eighe view Kinlochewe thrust view Meall a' Ghiubhais view Slioch view Section a Section b
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The Kinlochewe district is renowned for its magnificent mountain scenery. It is less well-known for its outcrops of some of the most dramatic geological structures in the British Isles. Excellent and distinctive rock types make this one of the best places for using landscape views to discern geological structure in the British Isles.

You can explore this area using the geological map to navigate and the cross-sections to appreciate the geological structure.

Alternatively you may find out why the area is so important for geological conservation.

Moine Thrust Belt front page location map for southern Moine Thrust Belt