Scotland
Many of these sediments have
economic significance for it is here that the coal and iron bearing rocks that fuelled Scotland's industrial
revolution are to be found. This area has also experienced intense volcanism, Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh
being the remnant of a once much larger volcano. This area is relatively low-lying, although even here hills
such as the Ochils and Campsie Fells are rarely far
from view.
comprises ancient rocks from the Cambrian and Precambrian which were uplifted during the later Caledonian
Orogeny. It is interspersed with igneous intrusions of a more recent age, the remnants of which have formed
mountain massifs such as the Cairngorms and Skye Cuillins. A significant exception to the above are the
fossil-bearing beds of Old Red Sandstones found principally along the Moray Firth coast. The Highlands are
generally mountainous and the highest elevations in the British Isles are found here. Scotland has over 790
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