Earth Lines - The Scottish Highland Boundary Fault
Join writer and permaculturalist Edward Tyler as he walks the length of one of Britain’s most remarkable geological features: the Highland Boundary Fault. Spanning five episodes, Earth Lines uncovers the science, stories, landscapes, and people living along this ancient tectonic divide between Scotland’s Highlands and Lowlands. From seaside rocks to seismic recorders, distilleries to eco-museums, this is a journey into Deep Time, the living land, and the subtle lines written into our landscapes that shape the world around us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Still Shaking - Comrie and the Earthquake House
The journey continues to Comrie, a quiet Perthshire town with a surprisingly turbulent past - and present. Known as the “Shaky Toun,” Comrie, very close to the Highland Boundary Fault and holds the title of one of the most seismically active places in the UK.
Here, Edward Tyler visits the Earthquake House - a unique, unassuming building that hides a fascinating story beneath its roof. Inside is one of the UK's oldest earthquake monitoring stations, still recording tremors to this day.
Our guide is Chris Palmer, the house’s dedicated custodian. He explains how this l...
A Line in the Land — Balmaha and the View from the Fault
Edward Tyler continues his journey along the Highland Boundary Fault, heading north-east to the popular village of Balmaha, on the eastern shores of Loch Lomond - a place where geology and landscape collide in plain sight.
On a shoreline walk in search of Serpentinite, the distinctive rock we first encountered back in Innellan, Ed traces the path of the Fault once more. Climbing to a viewpoint above the loch, he takes in a breathtaking panorama that makes the contrast between Highlands and Lowlands unmistakable - a geological dividing line written across the landscape.
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Where the Land Breaks - Innellan and the Origins of a Fault
Ed Tyler sets off on an extraordinary journey along one of Britain’s most dramatic and little-known geological features: the Highland Boundary Fault. Over five episodes, Edward walks the length of the Faultline, uncovering the science, stories, and landscapes that define the shifting edge between Highlands and Lowlands.
We begin at the south-western end of the Fault, in Innellan, a coastal village on the Firth of Clyde. Here, Edward meets Keith Torrance, a geologist who lives just steps away from where the Fault cuts through the beach. Amongst the rocks and tide, Keith reveals how to re...
Earth Lines: The Highland Boundary Fault
Join writer and permaculturalist Edward Tyler as he walks the length of one of Britain’s most remarkable geological features: the Highland Boundary Fault.
Spanning five episodes, Earth Lines uncovers the science, stories, landscapes, and people living along this ancient tectonic divide between Scotland’s Highlands and Lowlands. From seaside rocks to seismic recorders, distilleries to eco-museums, this is a journey into Deep Time, the living land, and the subtle lines written into our landscapes that shape the world around us.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor...
