gcr

Key earth science sites

geological sites in this web geomorphological sites in this web

Geological Conservation Review sites

Definition: GCR sites are often Sites of Special Scientific Interest identified and documented by Scottish Natural Heritage. 43 GCR sites are listed for Shetland, an unusually high density which reflects the special character of the Shetland landscape. A number are also Sites of Special Scientific Interest and protected and managed by statute.

Code	Name	Country	Block	Local Authority	Grid Ref
226	Balta Island	Scotland	Coastal Geomorphology of Scotland	Shetland Islands	HP660075
1991	Burn of Aith	Scotland	Quaternary of Scotland	Shetland Islands	HU441295
697	Clothister Hill Quarry	Scotland	Mineralogy of Scotland	Shetland Islands	HU342729
1291	Cullivoe	Scotland	Moine	Shetland Islands	HP550025
1797	Easter Rova Head	Scotland	Non-Marine Devonian	Shetland Islands	HU475454
2491	Eshaness Coast	Scotland	Old Red Sandstone Igneous	Shetland Islands	HU217807
1798	Fidlar Geo to Watsness	Scotland	Non-Marine Devonian	Shetland Islands	HU179502
2519	Foula	Scotland	Coastal Geomorphology of Scotland	Shetland Islands	HT960340
181	Fugla Ness	Scotland	Quaternary of Scotland	Shetland Islands	HU310912
2785	Funzie	Scotland	Caledonian Structures of the Southern Uplands	Shetland Islands	HU655884
1992	Garths Voe	Scotland	Quaternary of Scotland	Shetland Islands	HU408742
1290	Gutcher	Scotland	Moine	Shetland Islands	HU548994
696	Hagdale Chromite Quarry	Scotland	Mineralogy of Scotland	Shetland Islands	HP640101
2417	Ham Ness	Scotland	Ordovician - Silurian Igneous	Shetland Islands	HP636017
1293	Hascosay	Scotland	Moine	Shetland Islands	HU554915
692	Lunda Wick	Scotland	Mineralogy of Scotland	Shetland Islands	HP564044
943	Melby	Scotland	Silurian - Devonian Chordata	Shetland Islands	HU165560
2503	Ness of Clousta to The Brigs	Scotland	Old Red Sandstone Igneous	Shetland Islands	HU305584
2423	Nikka Vord	Scotland	Mineralogy of Scotland	Shetland Islands	HP627103
1292	North Sandwick	Scotland	Moine	Shetland Islands	HU550964
2786	Norwick	Scotland	Caledonian Structures of the Southern Uplands	Shetland Islands	HP650148
2590	Papa Stour	Scotland	Coastal Geomorphology of Scotland	Shetland Islands	HU168624
2349	Papa Stour	Scotland	Silurian - Devonian Chordata	Shetland Islands	HU186605
694	Queyhouse Talc Quarry	Scotland	Mineralogy of Scotland	Shetland Islands	HP612122
2416	Qui Ness to Pund Stacks	Scotland	Ordovician - Silurian Igneous	Shetland Islands	HP622033
2752	Ronas Hill	Scotland	Quaternary of Scotland	Shetland Islands	HU305835
2751	Sel Ayre	Scotland	Quaternary of Scotland	Shetland Islands	HU176540
691	Skelda Ness	Scotland	Mineralogy of Scotland	Shetland Islands	HP301404
2420	Skeo Taing to Clugan	Scotland	Ordovician - Silurian Igneous	Shetland Islands	HP640084
360	Sloagar	Scotland	Palaeozoic Palaeobotany	Shetland Islands	HZ227725
1930	St Ninian`s Tombolo	Scotland	Coastal Geomorphology of Scotland	Shetland Islands	HU371208
929	Sumburgh Head	Scotland	Silurian - Devonian Chordata	Shetland Islands	HU407078
1538	The Ayres of Swinister	Scotland	Coastal Geomorphology of Scotland	Shetland Islands	HU448723
944	The Cletts, Exnaboe	Scotland	Silurian - Devonian Chordata	Shetland Islands	HU407127
1823	The Cletts, Exnaboe	Scotland	Non-Marine Devonian	Shetland Islands	HU409137
2421	The Punds to Wick of Hagdale	Scotland	Ordovician - Silurian Igneous	Shetland Islands	HP642113
693	Tonga - Greff Coast	Scotland	Mineralogy of Scotland	Shetland Islands	HP586147
2418	Tressa Ness to Colbinstoft	Scotland	Ordovician - Silurian Igneous	Shetland Islands	HU620949
1287	Uyea to North Roe Coast	Scotland	Moine	Shetland Islands	HU310930
1997	Villians of Hamnavoe	Scotland	Coastal Geomorphology of Scotland	Shetland Islands	HU240820
2419	Virva	Scotland	Ordovician - Silurian Igneous	Shetland Islands	HU645920
1288	Voxter Voe & Valayre Quarry	Scotland	Moine	Shetland Islands	HU362694
695	Wick of Hagdale	Scotland	Mineralogy of Scotland	Shetland Islands	HP642106