Pabay: Skye's Jurassic Island

Christopher Whatley

Pabay: Skye's Jurassic Island

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Abstract

A short account of the experiences of the first geologists to investigate the island of Skye in the early nineteenth century, and what drew them to the island of Pabay in particular.

Professor Christopher A. Whatley reflects on the history of Pabay, a small island off the coast of Skye whose unusually rich fossil record gave it a surprisingly prominent role in the development of professional geology

Original language	English
Pages	42-51
Number of pages	10
Volume	20
No.	2
Specialist publication	History Scotland
Publication status	Published - Mar 2020

Keywords

Skye
Pabay
geology
Jurassic

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