Category Archives: Glacial

A bit of Scotland in an English playground

Posted on 29 December, 2012 by Metageologist

There is a park near my home that my children like. As is the way of things, this means I stand around it a lot, ready to rub bruised knees or produce biscuits or push ‘faster!’, but otherwise redundant. My … Continue reading →

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Categories: England, Glacial, Scotland

Erosion makes mountains beautiful

Posted on 9 December, 2012 by Metageologist

The thing that makes mountains so beautiful and fascinating,is not so much their height as their steepness. Climbers and trekkers flock to the High Himalaya, not to get altitude sickness but for the grandeur of the landscape, the experience of … Continue reading →

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Categories: Glacial, mountains, tectonics

Relict of the flood?

Posted on 29 August, 2011 by Metageologist

I’ve recently spent a lot of time with my kids in the fabulous public parks of Macclesfield. An ex-mill town in the north of England, Macclesfield expanded greatly in the Nineteenth Century and the civic leaders at the time took … Continue reading →