Ochil Fault

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Ochil Fault is a major geological fault line in central Scotland that marks the southern boundary of the Ochil Hills and has significantly influenced the region’s landscape and settlement patterns.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geological fault
normal fault
associatedWith Ochil Volcanic Formation NERFINISHED
category Geology of Scotland
Seismic faults of Scotland
controls local drainage patterns
location of some transport routes
country Scotland
formsBoundaryOf Ochil Hills NERFINISHED
geologicalPeriod Devonian
hasFeature steep scarp along parts of its length
hasThrownDownTo south
influenced regional landscape of central Scotland
settlement patterns in central Scotland
locatedIn central Scotland NERFINISHED
mappedBy British Geological Survey NERFINISHED
marksSouthernBoundaryOf Ochil Hills NERFINISHED
movementType extensional
near Alloa NERFINISHED
Alva NERFINISHED
Dollar NERFINISHED
Kinross NERFINISHED
Perth NERFINISHED
Stirling NERFINISHED
Tillicoultry NERFINISHED
partOf Midland Valley of Scotland NERFINISHED
separates Devonian volcanic rocks from younger sedimentary rocks
Ochil Hills from the lowlands to the south NERFINISHED
trend southwest–northeast
visibleAs topographic break between hills and lowlands

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Alva hasNearbyFeature Ochil Fault