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View south-west over Lochan Havurn looking at the summit Conamheall, viewed from the head of Loch Eriboll.

View south-west over Lochan Havurn looking at the summit Conamheall, viewed from the head of Loch Eriboll.

 

The folded Cambrian quartzites formed during a massive thrusting of rock down the whole north-west of Scotland. This thrust was called the Moine thrust. It happened approximately 439 to 410 million years ago.

 

Link describing the Moint thrust:

 

www.see.leeds.ac.uk/structure/mtb/background/background.h...

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