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⚠️ Geology shown below is based on British Geological Survey (BGS) low-resolution data sampled at 100 metre intervals along the ELR. The geology relative to the mileages should not be treated as accurate or complete. Data marked with Ⓤ is classed as undifferentiated by the BGS.
Mileage | Material | Deposit | Bedrock |
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0M -030y to 1M 0275y | Sand and Gravel | Raised Marine Deposits Ⓤ | Lanark Group - Sandstone and Conglomerate, Interbedded |
1M 0275y to 2M 0055y | Sand and Gravel | Raised Marine Deposits Ⓤ | Leadhills Supergroup - Wacke |
2M 0055y to 2M 0495y | Diamicton | Till | Leadhills Supergroup - Wacke |
2M 0495y to 3M 1045y | Diamicton | Till | Lanark Group - Sandstone and Conglomerate, Interbedded |
3M 1045y to 4M 0055y | Diamicton | Till | Leadhills Supergroup - Wacke |
4M 0055y to 4M 0385y | Leadhills Supergroup - Wacke | ||
4M 0385y to 4M 0935y | Diamicton | Till | Leadhills Supergroup - Wacke |
4M 0935y to 5M 0055y | Leadhills Supergroup - Wacke | ||
5M 0055y to 6M 0055y | Diamicton | Till | Leadhills Supergroup - Wacke |
6M 0055y to 6M 0825y | Leadhills Supergroup - Wacke | ||
6M 0825y to 7M 0495y | Cambrian and Ordovician Rocks Ⓤ - Mafic Lava and Mafic Tuff | ||
7M 0495y to 7M 0715y | Tappins Group - Wacke | ||
7M 0715y to 8M 0605y | Clay, Silt and Sand | Alluvium | Tappins Group - Wacke |
8M 0605y to 9M 1155y | Diamicton | Till | Tappins Group - Wacke |
9M 1155y to 12M 1375y | Diamicton | Till | Kirkcolm Formation - Wacke |
12M 1375y to 17M 0275y | Peat | Peat | Kirkcolm Formation - Wacke |
17M 0275y to 17M 1265y | Peat | Peat | Blackcraig Formation and Galdenoch Formation Ⓤ - Wacke |
17M 1265y to 19M 1485y | Peat | Peat | Kirkcolm Formation - Wacke |
19M 1485y to 21M 0495y | Diamicton | Till | Kirkcolm Formation - Wacke |
21M 0495y to 21M 1485y | Peat | Peat | Kirkcolm Formation - Wacke |
21M 1485y to 22M 1705y | Peat | Peat | Blackcraig Formation and Galdenoch Formation Ⓤ - Wacke |
22M 1705y to 23M 0165y | Diamicton | Till | Blackcraig Formation and Galdenoch Formation Ⓤ - Wacke |
23M 0165y to 24M 0825y | Diamicton | Till | Kirkcolm Formation - Wacke |
24M 0825y to 27M 0495y | Diamicton | Till | Portpatrick Formation and Glenwhargen Formation Ⓤ - Wacke |
27M 0495y to 28M 0825y | Portpatrick Formation and Glenwhargen Formation Ⓤ - Wacke | ||
28M 0825y to 28M 1265y | Sand and Gravel | Glacial Sand and Gravel | Portpatrick Formation and Glenwhargen Formation Ⓤ - Wacke |
28M 1265y to 28M 1375y | Sand and Gravel | Glacial Sand and Gravel | Shinnel Formation and Glenlee Formation Ⓤ - Wacke |
28M 1375y to 29M 0385y | Clay, Silt and Sand | Alluvium | Shinnel Formation and Glenlee Formation Ⓤ - Wacke |
29M 0385y to 30M 0605y | Sand and Gravel | Glacial Sand and Gravel | Shinnel Formation and Glenlee Formation Ⓤ - Wacke |
30M 0605y to 30M 1331y | Diamicton | Till | Shinnel Formation and Glenlee Formation Ⓤ - Wacke |