North West Highlands Geopark
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North West Highlands Geopark is a UNESCO-recognized geopark in northwest Scotland renowned for its ancient rock formations, dramatic mountain and coastal landscapes, and exceptional geological heritage.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | geopark ⓘ |
| contains |
Ardvreck Castle
NERFINISHED
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Cape Wrath NERFINISHED ⓘ Foinaven NERFINISHED ⓘ Knockan Crag NERFINISHED ⓘ Loch Assynt NERFINISHED ⓘ Moine Thrust NERFINISHED ⓘ Quinag NERFINISHED ⓘ Sandwood Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ Stac Pollaidh NERFINISHED ⓘ Suilven NERFINISHED ⓘ Summer Isles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designation | UNESCO Global Geopark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalAgeRange | Archaean to Cambrian ⓘ |
| governingBody | North West Highlands Geopark Ltd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConservationGoal |
promotion of sustainable tourism
ⓘ
protection of geological heritage ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalFeature |
Precambrian basement rocks
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glacially sculpted landscapes ⓘ rocky coastlines ⓘ sea cliffs ⓘ sea stacks ⓘ some of the oldest rocks in Europe ⓘ thrust fault structures ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Assynt
NERFINISHED
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Coigach NERFINISHED ⓘ Durness NERFINISHED ⓘ Kinlochbervie NERFINISHED ⓘ Lochinver NERFINISHED ⓘ Scourie NERFINISHED ⓘ Ullapool NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.nwhgeopark.com/ ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Lewisian gneiss
NERFINISHED
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Moine Thrust Belt NERFINISHED ⓘ Moine rocks NERFINISHED ⓘ Torridonian sandstone NERFINISHED ⓘ ancient rock formations ⓘ dramatic coastal landscapes ⓘ dramatic mountain landscapes ⓘ exceptional geological heritage ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Highland council area
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Scotland ⓘ Scottish Highlands ⓘ northwest Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| offers |
educational programmes
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geological interpretation centres ⓘ geotourism ⓘ guided walks ⓘ |
| partOf | UNESCO Global Geoparks Network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | English ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | UNESCO ⓘ |
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