You can see a full life-size replica of the map in our Images of Nature gallery. 2. Smith single-handedly mapped the geology of the whole of England, Wales and southern Scotland - an area of more than ...

THE summary of progress of the Geological Survey of the United Kingdom for the year 1899 has been issued by Sir Archibald Geikie, Director-General. The field-work was carried out in England and ...

Included in the launch was an updated Irish language version of the Real Map of Ireland and Bedrock Geological Map of Ireland, both useful tools in the study of Irish geography and geology.

William Smith's 1815 depiction of the geology of England, Wales and part of Scotland is a seminal piece of work. The first map of its kind produced anywhere in the world, only about 70 copies are ...

Tellus is a national mapping programme to collect geochemical and geophysical data on rocks, soil, and water across Ireland ... helped us to improve our geological maps, enhance radon risk ...

The 1815 Geological Map of England and Wales, made by William Smith, was initially thought lost. It was the first geological map of a nation ever produced, showing the geological strata of England ...

William Smith's 1815 Geological Map of England and Wales has been called "the world's earliest geological map". Only 400 were produced. The Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences in Cambridge believes ...

The contest celebrates the 50th anniversary of plate tectonic theory, which is why the winning photos portray "the dynamic processes which have shaped the UK and Ireland over its tectonic history ...

Castle Law hill fort, Perth and Kinross. Almost 40% of the hill forts of the UK and Ireland are found in Scotland The locations and details of all ancient hill forts in the UK and Ireland have ...

England is sinking into the sea while Scotland is rising at such a rate it may counteract the effects of sea level rise due to climate change, according to a new geological map. By Louise Gray and ...