- 14th September 2024
- Lead: Dr Alastair Ruffell
- Meet: Layby at Mill Quarter Bay, Killard Road, 1:00 pm. Full details on website
Geological Afternoon Stroll, Killard Point 1pm Saturday 14th September, 2024
Joint Belfast Geologists’ Society and Northern Ireland Regional Group (Geological Society, London)
Minimum – 2 hours; maximum – dusk.
Poor weather contingency: 2pm (tides) Sunday 15th September, 2024
Very moderate walking, minor steep slopes optional.
Highlights
- Stratigraphy & tectonics of the Southern Uplands Accretionary Prism
- Killard Interstadial and deglacial complex
- Coastal geomorphology (raised beaches, blowholes, coastal erosion)
- Butterflies, coastal flowering plants, abundant birdlife (sand martins, sea birds, red kites)
- Heritage (WW2, NATO radar, Canadian troopship)
- Lead mineralisation
- Ulster Bank £5 note images
- Geophysics and remote sensing demonstrations
- Designed to tail-end with morning Archaeology/geology morning events at Portico (Portaferry) European Heritage Weekend (https://www.porticoards.com/)