Although new roads and bridges have been constructed in the last few decades, the dramatic landscape of the North-west Highlands of Scotland remains remote.

A Geological Excursion Guide to the North-west Highlands of Scotland describes the bedrock geology from Ullapool northwards, including many classic localities in the Moine thrust zone and it foreland. The area covered largely corresponds to the North-west Geopark.

The 16 excursions:

• Loch Assynt and the Achmore Duplex

• A Transect through the Canisp Shear Zone, Achmelvich

• Stoer Group at Stoer Peninsula

• Stoer Group at Enard Bay

• Ullapool River, Creag nam Broc and Glen Achall

• Knockan Crag and the Knocken Klippen

• Traligill and Bealach Traligill

• Conival and Ben More Assynt

• Glen Oykel and the Loch Ailsh Pluton

• Cam Loch, Ledmore and the Loch Borralan Pluton

• Glencoul

• Scourie Mor

• Tarbet

• Durness, Balnakeil Bay and Faraid Head

• The Moine Thrust Zone at Loch Eriboll

• Roadside Stops around the North-west Highlands

Information is given on travel and accommodation. The guide is aimed at professional geologists. Undergraduate students and the enthusiastic amateur will also find it invaluable. Dimensions: 210 x 148mm

Kathryn Goodenough has worked on the geology of the North-west Highlands for thirteen years. Together with Maarten Krabbendam, she was involved in remapping the classic Assynt region for the Survey.

Maarten Krabbendam has led the North-west Highlands project for the British Geological Survey for the last eight years, including producing the new map of the Assynt region.