Wester Ross
Wester Ross is part of the Scottish county of Ross and Cromarty. It is in the northwest highlands. It has some of the most spectacular scenery in Great Britain, and is a tourist attraction.
Wester Ross is geographically the western watershed of Ross-shire. Administrative and political boundaries have been changed a number of times.
The mountains are made of a very old Precambrian rock known as the Torridonian sandstone formation. It was laid down in the Mesoproterozoic and Neoproterozoic eras.[1][2] It is just a small part of what was once a huge supercontinent. The remains of this are in parts of Scandinavia and North America. These rocks are of Archaean and Paleoproterozoic age, ranging from 3.0–1.7 billion years (Ga) ago.
Gallery
- Shieldaig from the Applecross road.jpg
Shieldaig, viewed from the road to Applecross
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Sgurr Fiona and the Corrag Bhuidhe pinnacles on An Teallach
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View east from Sgurr Mhòr over the "Horns"
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Liathach seen from Beinn Eighe. The two Munro summits are in the background.
Wester Ross Media
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Location of Wester Ross and Easter Ross within Scotland.
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Ullapool, founded as a fishing village in 1788.
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Scots pine at Coille Creag-Loch near Shieldaig.
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Inverewe Gardens, Poolewe, Scotland
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Upper Loch Torridon from the A896. June 2011
The view north west from the summit of An Ruadh-stac takes in Beinn Damh, Upper Loch Torridon and Beinn Alligin.
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Corrieshalloch Gorge Waterfall, Scotland
References
- ↑ The Neoproterozoic runs from 1000 million years ago to 550 mya.
- ↑ Park R.G; Stewart A.D; Wright D.T. (2003). "3. The Hebridean terrane". In Trewin N.H. (ed.). The geology of Scotland. London: Geological Society. pp. 45–61. ISBN 978-1-86239-126-0. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
