Whitbread, K., Ellen, R., Callaghan, E., Gordon, J. E. and Arkley, S. 2015. East Lothian Geodiversity Audit. British Geological Survey Open Report, OR/14/063. 192pp.

Appendix 1 Geological Conservation Review Sites

(Table 9) Geological Conservation Review sites (GCR) in East Lothian

No. Site Name Site Code Block of GCR National Grid Reference SSSI or ELC_GeoDiversity Site Reference
1 Bangley Quarry 2428 Mineralogy of Scotland [NT 488 751] SSSI (geol)
2 Barns Ness Coast 1556 Dinantian of Scotland [NT 697 782] SSSI (geol)
3 Cheese Bay 2916 Carboniferous - Permian

Fish/Amphibia

[NT 492 856] ELC_21
4 Dunbar 2301 Coastal

Geomorphology of Scotland

[NT 670 794] ELC_4
5 Dunbar 182 Quaternary of Scotland [NT 661 788] ELC_4
6 Garleton Hills 1155 Carboniferous - Permian Igneous [NT 510 765] ELC_22
7 Keith Water 748 Quaternary of Scotland [NT 440 621] SSSI (geol/bio)
8 North Berwick Coast 1375 Carboniferous - Permian Igneous [NT 496 858] ELC_5
9 Oldhamstocks Gullies 2209 Fluvial

Geomorphology of Scotland

[NT 710 690] SSSI (geol/bio)
10 Oxroad Bay 365 Palaeozoic Palaeobotany [NT 599 848] SSSI (geol)
11 Rammer Cleugh 712 Quaternary of Scotland [NT 640 720] SSSI (geol)
12 Traprain Law 1376 Carboniferous - Permian Igneous [NT 581 746] SSSI (geol/bio)
13 Weak Law 857 Palaeozoic Palaeobotany [NT 499 858]

The Geological Conservation Review was designed to identify sites of national and international importance needed to show all the key scientific elements of the Earth heritage of Britain. It includes over 3000 GCR sites, selected from around 100 categories (the GCR ‘Blocks’) and are published in a series of 45 volumes. Developed by the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC).

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