Highland Boundary Fault

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geological fault major tectonic lineament strike-slip fault

The Highland Boundary Fault is a major geological fault line in Scotland that marks the boundary between the Highlands and the Central Lowlands, separating distinct rock formations and landscapes.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Ochils Fault scarp	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geological fault ⓘ major tectonic lineament ⓘ strike-slip fault ⓘ
associatedWith	Caledonian mountain-building ⓘ
country	Scotland ⓘ
extendsFrom	Arran ⓘ Arran ⓘ surface form: Isle of Arran
extendsTo	Stonehaven ⓘ
formedDuring	Palaeozoic era ⓘ
formsBoundaryOf	Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park northern edge ⓘ
geologicalAge	Caledonian orogeny ⓘ
geomorphologicalEffect	contrast between rugged Highlands and lowland plains ⓘ
hasStatus	inactive fault in present day ⓘ
hasTypeLocality	Stonehaven coastal exposures ⓘ
influences	Scottish landscape ⓘ drainage patterns in central Scotland ⓘ
isTouristAttractionAt	Loch Lomond ⓘ surface form: Loch Lomond area Stonehaven ⓘ
languageOfName	English ⓘ
locatedIn	United Kingdom ⓘ
marksBoundaryBetween	Central Lowlands of Scotland ⓘ surface form: Central Lowlands Scottish Highlands ⓘ surface form: Highlands
movementType	dip-slip ⓘ strike-slip ⓘ
namedAfter	Scottish Highlands ⓘ
northSideRockType	Dalradian Supergroup ⓘ metamorphic rocks ⓘ
parallelTo	Great Glen Fault ⓘ
partOf	Caledonian fault system ⓘ
passesNear	Aberfoyle ⓘ Callander ⓘ Dunkeld ⓘ Helensburgh ⓘ Loch Lomond ⓘ Perth ⓘ
separates	Central Lowlands of Scotland ⓘ surface form: Scottish Central Lowlands Scottish Highlands ⓘ
separatesRockTerranes	Grampian Terrane ⓘ Central Lowlands of Scotland ⓘ surface form: Midland Valley Terrane
southSideRockType	Devonian sedimentary rocks ⓘ Old Red Sandstone ⓘ
studiedInDiscipline	geology ⓘ structural geology ⓘ
tectonicSignificance	major boundary within Scottish crust ⓘ
trend	southwest–northeast ⓘ
visibleAt	Arran ⓘ surface form: Arran coast Loch Lomond ⓘ surface form: Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park Stonehaven coast ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Central Lowlands of Scotland → borderedBy → Highland Boundary Fault ⓘ

Grampian Terrane → boundedBy → Highland Boundary Fault ⓘ

Caledonian fault system → hasPart → Highland Boundary Fault ⓘ

Ochil Hills → hasViewOf → Highland Boundary Fault ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ochils Fault scarp

Perthshire hills → near → Highland Boundary Fault ⓘ

Southern Uplands Fault → parallelTo → Highland Boundary Fault ⓘ

Southern Uplands Fault → relatedStructure → Highland Boundary Fault ⓘ

Great Glen Fault → relatedTo → Highland Boundary Fault ⓘ

Stonehaven coast → traversedBy → Highland Boundary Fault ⓘ