1:250 000 UTM series of the United Kingdom and continental shelf

A series of maps at the 1:250 000 scale of the UK land and offshore continental shelf areas. Maps in this series show three sorts of geological information: solid ‘bedrock’ geology, (S), Quaternary or ‘drift’ geology (Q), or sea-bed sediments (Ss). These are usually presented as separate sheets, although sea-bed sediments and Quaternary geology, or sea-bed sediments and solid geology may be shown on the same sheet. Quaternary geology maps are for offshore areas only. Sheets were published between 1977 and 2000 with a few special area sheets up to 2009. Sheets were issued on a regular grid based on the UTM of two degrees longitude by one degree latitude. A small number of irregular area special sheets have been issued for important regions.

The 'Special sheets' can be found at the end of the listing.

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Sheet number Sheet title Map type Published year View record
48 N - 10 W  Little Sole Bank and including parts of Austell Spur Sheet 48 N - 10 W and including parts of 48 N - 11 W Solid Geology. Solid  1986  Full entry
48 N - 10 W  Little Sole Bank and including parts of Austell Spur Sheet 48 N - 10 W and including parts of 48 N - 11 W Sea Bed Sediments. Seabed Sediments  1985  Full entry
48 N - 08 W  Parsons Bank 48 N - 08 W (Part) Solid Geology. Solid  1985  Full entry
48 N - 08 W  Parsons Bank Sheet 48 N - 08 W (Part) Sea Bed Sediments and Geology. Seabed Sediments  1985  Full entry
49 N - 10 W  Cockburn Bank Sheet 49 N - 10 W Solid Geology. Solid  1991  Full entry
49 N - 10 W  Cockburn Bank Sheet 49 N - 10 W Sea Bed Sediments. Seabed Sediments  1983  Full entry
49 N - 10 W  Cockburn Bank Sheet 49 N - 10 W Sea Bed Sediments. Seabed Sediments  1983  Full entry
49 N - 10 W  Cockburn Bank Sheet 49 N - 10 W Solid Geology. Solid  1991  Full entry
49 N - 08 W  Scilly Sheet 49 N - 08 W Sea Bed Sediments. Seabed Sediments  1982  Full entry
49 N - 08 W  Scilly Sheet 49 N - 08 W Solid Geology. Solid  1982  Full entry
49 N - 06 W  Lizard Sheet 49 N - 06 W Sea Bed Sediments. Seabed Sediments  1983  Full entry
49 N - 06 W  Lizard Sheet 49 N - 06 W Solid Geology. Solid  1983  Full entry
49 N - 04 W  Guernsey Sheet 49 N - 04 W Sea Bed Sediments and Quaternary. Seabed Sediments and Quaternary  1989  Full entry
49 N - 04 W  Guernsey Sheet 49 N - 04 W Solid Geology. Solid  2000  Full entry
50 N - 08 W  Haig Fras Sheet 50 N - 08 W including Part of Labadie Bank 50N - 10W Sea Bed Sediments. Seabed Sediments  1986  Full entry
50 N - 08 W  Haig Fras Sheet 50 N - 08 W including Part of Labadie Bank 50N - 10W Solid Geology. Solid  1987  Full entry
50 N - 06 W  Lands End Sheet 50 N - 06 W Sea Bed Sediment and Quaternary. Seabed Sediments and Quaternary  1987  Full entry
50 N - 06 W  Lands End Sheet 50 N - 06 W Solid Geology. Solid  1985  Full entry
50 N - 04 W  Portland Sheet 50 N - 04 W Sea Bed Sediments. Seabed Sediments  1983  Full entry
50 N - 04 W  Portland Sheet 50 N - 04 W Solid Geology. Solid  1983  Full entry
50 N - 02 W  Wight Sheet 50 N - 02 W Solid Geology. Solid  1995  Full entry
50 N - 02 W  Wight Sheet 50 N - 02 W Sea Bed Sediments & Quaternary. Seabed Sediments and Quaternary  1990  Full entry
50 N - 02 W  Wight Sheet 50 N - 02 W Solid Geology. Solid  1977  Full entry
50 N - 00  Dungeness Boulogne Sheet 50 N - 00 Sea Bed Sediments and Quaternary. Seabed Sediments and Quaternary  1989  Full entry
50 N - 00  Dungeness Boulogne Sheet 50 N - 00 Solid Geology. Solid  1988  Full entry
51 N - 08 W  Nymphe Bank incl. Part 52N 08W Waterford Sheet 51 N - 08 W Sea Bed Sediments. Seabed Sediments  1988  Full entry
51 N - 08 W  Nymphe Bank Sheet 51 N - 08 W Solid Geology. Solid  1987  Full entry
51 N - 06 W  Lundy Sheet 51 N - 06 W Sea Bed Sediments. Seabed Sediments  1983  Full entry
51 N - 06 W  Lundy Sheet 51 N - 06 W Solid Geology. Solid  1983  Full entry
51 N - 04 W  Bristol Channel Sheet 51 N - 04 W Solid Geology. Solid  1988  Full entry
51 N - 04 W  Bristol Channel Sheet 51 N - 04 W Sea Bed Sediments and Quaternary. Seabed Sediments and Quaternary  1986  Full entry
51 N - 02 W  Chilterns Sheet 51 N - 02 W Solid Geology. Solid  1991  Full entry
51 N - 00  Thames Estuary Sheet 51 N - 00 Sea Bed Sediments and Quaternary. Seabed Sediments and Quaternary  1990  Full entry
51 N - 00  Thames Estuary Sheet 51 N - 00 Solid Geology. Solid  1989  Full entry
51 N - 02 E  Ostend Sheet 51 N - 02 E Quaternary. Quaternary  1992  Full entry
51 N - 02 E  Ostend Sheet 51 N - 02 E Solid Geology. Solid  1991  Full entry
51 N - 03 E  Ostend Sheet 51 N - 3 E Sea Bed Sediments and Holocene. Seabed Sediments and Holocene  1991  Full entry
52 N - 06 W  Cardigan Bay Sheet 52 N - 06 W Including part of Waterford 52 N - 06 W Solid Geology. Solid  1982  Full entry
52 N - 06 W  Cardigan Bay Sheet 52 N - 06 W Including part of Waterford 52 N - 06 W Quaternary. Quaternary  1990  Full entry
52 N - 06 W  Cardigan Bay Sheet 52 N - 06 W Including part of Waterford 52 N - 06 W Sea Bed Sediments. Seabed Sediments  1988  Full entry
52 N - 04 W  Mid Wales and Marches Sheet 52 N - 04 W Solid Geology. Solid  1990  Full entry
52 N - 02 W  East Midlands Sheet 52 N - 02 W Solid Geology. Solid  1983  Full entry
52 N - 00  East Anglia (incl. Onshore) Sheet 52 N - 00 Quaternary. Quaternary  1991  Full entry
52 N - 00  East Anglia Sheet 52 N - 00 Solid Geology. Solid  1986  Full entry
52 N - 00  East Anglia Sheet 52 N - 00 (inc. The Wash at 1:100,000. Pt of 53N00 Spurn) Sea Bed Sediments. Seabed Sediments  1988  Full entry
52 N - 02 E  Flemish Bight Sheet 52 N - 02 E Quaternary. Quaternary  1984  Full entry
52 N - 02 E  Flemish Bight Sheet 52 N - 02 E Solid Geology. Solid  1984  Full entry
52 N - 02 E  Flemish Bight Sheet 52 N - 02 E Sea Bed Sediments and Holocene. Seabed Sediments  1984  Full entry
53 N - 06 W  Anglesey Sheet 53 N - 06 W Quaternary. Quaternary  1990  Full entry
53 N - 06 W  Anglesey Sheet 53 N - 06 W Solid Geology. Solid  1982  Full entry
53 N - 06 W  Anglesey Sheet 53 N - 06 W Sea Bed Sediments. Seabed Sediments  1990  Full entry
53 N - 04 W  Liverpool Bay Sheet 53 N - 04 W Sea Bed Sediments and Quaternary. Seabed Sediments and Quaternary  1984  Full entry
53 N - 04 W  Liverpool Bay Sheet 53 N - 04 W Solid Geology. Solid  1978  Full entry
53 N - 02 W  Humber Trent Sheet 53 N - 02 W Solid Geology. Solid  1983  Full entry
53 N - 00  Spurn (including part of Humber Trent 53N 02W ) Sheet 53 N - 00 Sea Bed Sediments. Seabed Sediments  1990  Full entry
53 N - 00  Spurn Sheet 53 N - 00 Solid Geology. Solid  1985  Full entry
53 N - 00  Spurn Sheet 53 N - 00 Quaternary. Quaternary  1991  Full entry
53 N - 02 E  Indefatigable Sheet 53 N - 02 E Sea Bed Sediments and Holcene. Seabed Sediments  1987  Full entry
53 N - 02 E  Indefatigable Sheet 53 N - 02 E Quaternary. Quaternary  1986  Full entry
53 N - 02 E  Indefatigable Sheet 53 N - 02 E Solid Geology. Solid  1987  Full entry
54 N - 06 W  Isle of Man Sheet 54 N - 06 W including part of Ulster 54 N - 08 W Sea Bed Sediments and Quaternary. Seabed Sediments and Quaternary  1985  Full entry
54 N - 06 W  Isle of Man Sheet 54 N - 06 W Solid Geology. Solid  1982  Full entry
54 N - 04 W  Lake District Sheet 54 N - 04 W Sea Bed Sediments and Quaternary. Seabed Sediments and Quaternary  1983  Full entry
54 N - 04 W  Lake District Sheet 54 N - 04 W Solid Geology. Solid  1980  Full entry
54 N - 02 W  Tyne-Tees Sheet 54 N - 02 W Solid Geology. Solid  1981  Full entry
54 N - 02 W  Tyne-Tees Sheet 54 N - 02 W Solid Geology. Solid  1995  Full entry
54 N - 02 W  Tyne-Tees Sheet 54 N - 02 W Sea Bed Sediments and Quaternary. Seabed Sediments and Quaternary  1986  Full entry
54 N - 00  California Sheet 54 N - 00 Quaternary. Quaternary  1986  Full entry
54 N - 00  California Sheet 54 N - 00 Solid Geology. Solid  1985  Full entry
54 N - 00  California Sheet 54 N - 00 Sea Bed Sediment. Seabed Sediments  1987  Full entry
54 N - 02 E  Silver Well Sheet 54 N - 02 E Quaternary. Quaternary  1988  Full entry
54 N - 02 E  Silver Well Sheet 54 N - 02 E Sea Bed Sediments and Holocene. Seabed Sediments and Holocene  1988  Full entry
54 N - 02 E  Silver Well Sheet 54 N - 02 E Solid Geology. Solid  1988  Full entry
55 N - 08 W  Malin Sheet 55 N - 08 W Solid Geology. Solid  1983  Full entry
55 N - 08 W  Malin Sheet 55 N - 08 W Sea Bed Sediment and Quaternary Geology. Seabed Sediments and Quaternary  1983  Full entry
55 N - 06 W  Clyde Sheet 55 N - 06 W Solid Geology. Solid  1985  Full entry
55 N - 06 W  Clyde Sheet 55 N - 06 W Sea Bed Sediments and Quaternary Geology. Seabed Sediments and Quaternary  1985  Full entry
55 N - 04 W  Borders Sheet 55 N - 04 W Solid Geology. Solid  1986  Full entry
55 N - 02 W  Farne Sheet 55 N - 02 W Sea Bed Sediments. Seabed Sediments  1989  Full entry
55 N - 02 W  Farne Sheet 55 N - 02 W Solid Geology. Solid  1988  Full entry
55 N - 02 W  Farne Sheet 55 N - 02 W Quaternary. Quaternary  1988  Full entry
55 N - 00  Swallow Hole Sheet 55 N - 00 Quaternary. Quaternary  1991  Full entry
55 N - 00  Swallow Hole Sheet 55 N - 00 Sea Bed Sediments. Seabed Sediments  1990  Full entry
55 N - 00  Swallow Hole Sheet 55 N - 00 Solid Geology. Solid  1989  Full entry
55 N - 02 E  Dogger Sheet 55 N - 02 E Solid Geology. Solid  1991  Full entry
55 N - 02 E  Dogger Sheet 55 N - 02 E Quaternary. Quaternary  1991  Full entry
55 N - 02 E  Dogger Sheet 55 N - 02 E Sea Bed Sediments and Holocene. Seabed Sediments and Holocene  1990  Full entry
56 N - 10 W  Peach Sheet 56 N - 10 W Sea Bed Sediments. Seabed Sediments  1990  Full entry
56 N - 10 W  Peach Sheet 56 N - 10 W Quaternary Geology. Quaternary  1992  Full entry
56 N - 10 W  Peach Sheet 56 N - 10 W Solid Geology. Solid  1992  Full entry
56 N - 08 W  Tiree Sheet 56 N - 08 W Quaternary Geology. Quaternary  1987  Full entry
56 N - 08 W  Tiree Sheet 56 N - 08 W Sea Bed Sediments. Seabed Sediments  1988  Full entry
56 N - 08 W  Tiree Sheet 56 N - 08 W Solid Geology. Solid  1986  Full entry
56 N - 06 W  Argyll Sheet 56 N - 06 W Solid Geology. Solid  1987  Full entry
56 N - 04 W  Tay-Forth Sheet 56 N - 04 W Including part of Borders 55 N - 04 W Quaternary Geology. Quaternary  1987  Full entry
56 N - 04 W  Tay-Forth Sheet 56 N - 04 W Sea Bed Sediments. Seabed Sediments  1986  Full entry
56 N - 04 W  Tay-Forth Sheet 56 N - 04 W Solid Geology. Solid  1986  Full entry
56 N - 02 W  Marr Bank Sheet 56 N - 02 W Solid Geology. Solid  1984  Full entry
56 N - 02 W  Marr Bank Sheet 56 N - 02 W Quaternary Geology. Quaternary  1985  Full entry
56 N - 02 W  Marr Bank Sheet 56 N - 02 W Sea Bed Sediments. Seabed Sediments  1984  Full entry
56 N - 00  Devil's Hole Sheet 56 N - 00 Quaternary. Quaternary  1985  Full entry
56 N - 00  Devil's Hole Sheet 56 N - 00 Solid Geology. Solid  1986  Full entry
56 N - 00  Devil's Hole Sheet 56 N - 00 Sea Bed Sediment. Seabed Sediments  1985  Full entry
56 N - 02 E  Fisher Sheet 56 N - 02 E Quaternary. Quaternary  1986  Full entry
56 N - 02 E  Fisher Sheet 56 N - 02 E Sea Bed Sediments. Seabed Sediments  1986  Full entry
56 N - 02 E  Fisher Sheet 56 N - 02 E Solid Geology. Solid  1986  Full entry
57 N - 10 W  St Kilda Sheet 57 N - 10 W Solid Geology. Solid  1991  Full entry
57 N - 10 W  St Kilda Sheet 57 N - 10 W Sea Bed Sediments. Seabed Sediments  1991  Full entry
57 N - 10 W  St Kilda Sheet 57 N - 10 W Quaternary Geology. Quaternary  1992  Full entry
57 N - 08 W  Little Minch Sheet 57 N - 08 W including parts of Great Glen 57 N - 06 W Sea Bed Sediments and Quaternary. Seabed Sediments and Quaternary  1988  Full entry
57 N - 08 W  Little Minch Sheet 57 N - 08 W including parts of Great Glen 57 N - 06 W Solid Geology. Solid  1986  Full entry
57 N - 06 W  Great Glen Sheet 57 N - 06 W Solid Geology. Solid  1989  Full entry
57 N - 04 W  Moray Buchan Sheet 57 N - 04 W Solid Geology. Solid  1977  Full entry
57 N - 04 W  Moray Buchan Sheet 57 N - 04 W Sea Bed Sediment and Quaternary Geology. Seabed Sediments and Quaternary  1984  Full entry
57 N - 02 W  Peterhead Sheet 57 N - 02 W Quaternary Geology. Quaternary  1986  Full entry
57 N - 02 W  Peterhead Sheet 57 N - 02 W Sea Bed Sediments. Seabed Sediments  1984  Full entry
57 N - 02 W  Peterhead Sheet 57 N - 02 W Solid Geology. Solid  1982  Full entry
57 N - 00  Forties Sheet 57 N - 00 including part of Cod 57 N - 02 E Quaternary Geology. Quaternary  1987  Full entry
57 N - 00  Forties Sheet 57 N - 00 including part of Cod 57 N - 02 E Sea Bed Sediments. Seabed Sediments  1985  Full entry
57 N - 00  Forties Sheet 57 N - 00 including part of Cod 57 N - 02 E Solid Geology. Solid  1989  Full entry
58 N - 10 W  Geikie Sheet 58 N - 10 W Quaternary Geology. Quaternary  1989  Full entry
58 N - 10 W  Geikie Sheet 58 N - 10 W Sea Bed Sediments. Seabed Sediments  1989  Full entry
58 N - 10 W  Geikie Sheet 58 N - 10 W Solid Geology. Solid  1989  Full entry
58 N - 08 W  Lewis Sheet 58 N - 08 W Quaternary Geology. Quaternary  1989  Full entry
58 N - 08 W  Lewis Sheet 58 N - 08 W Sea Bed Sediments. Seabed Sediments  1989  Full entry
58 N - 08 W  Lewis Sheet 58 N - 08 W Solid Geology. Solid  1990  Full entry
58 N - 06 W  Sutherland Sheet 58 N - 06 W Solid Geology. Solid  1989  Full entry
58 N - 06 W  Sutherland Sheet 58 N - 06 W Sea Bed Sediments and Quaternary Geology. Seabed Sediments and Quaternary  1989  Full entry
58 N - 04 W  Caithness Sheet 58 N - 04 W Sea Bed Sediments and Quaternary. Seabed Sediments and Quaternary  1987  Full entry
58 N - 04 W  Caithness Sheet 58 N - 04 W Solid Geology. Solid  1982  Full entry
58 N - 02 W  Bosies Bank Sheet 58 N - 02 W Solid Geology. Solid  1987  Full entry
58 N - 02 W  Bosies Bank Sheet 58 N - 02 W Quaternary Geology. Quaternary  1988  Full entry
58 N - 02 W  Bosies Bank Sheet 58 N - 02 W Sea Bed Sediments. Seabed Sediments  1985  Full entry
58 N - 00  Fladen Sheet 58 N - 00 Quaternary Geology. Quaternary  1988  Full entry
58 N - 00  Fladen Sheet 58 N - 00 Sea Bed Sediments. Seabed Sediments  1986  Full entry
58 N - 00  Fladen Sheet 58 N - 00 Solid Geology. Solid  1987  Full entry
59 N - 08 W  Sula Sgeir Sheet 59 N - 08 W Solid Geology. Solid  1988  Full entry
59 N - 08 W  Sula Sgeir Sheet 59 N - 08 W Quaternary Geology (including part of the Tertiary succesion). Quaternary, part Tertiary  1990  Full entry
59 N - 08 W  Sula Sgeir Sheet 59 N - 08 W Sea Bed Sediments. Seabed Sediments  1988  Full entry
59 N - 06 W  Rona Sheet 59 N - 06 W Solid Geology. Solid  1986  Full entry
59 N - 06 W  Rona Sheet 59 N - 06 W Quaternary Geology (Including part of the late Tertiary succession). Quaternary  1990  Full entry
59 N - 06 W  Rona Sheet 59 N - 06 W Sea Bed Sediments. Seabed Sediments  1986  Full entry
59 N - 04 W  Orkney Sheet 59 N - 04 W Sea Bed Sediments and Quaternary Geology. Seabed Sediments and Quaternary  1984  Full entry
59 N - 04 W  Orkney Sheet 59 N - 04 W Solid Geology. Solid  1985  Full entry
59 N - 02 W  Fair Isle Sheet 59 N - 02 W Solid Geology. Solid  1988  Full entry
59 N - 02 W  Fair Isle Sheet 59 N - 02 W Sea Bed Sediment and Quaternary Geology. Seabed Sediments and Quaternary  1990  Full entry
59 N - 00  Bressay Bank Sheet 59 N - 00 Quaternary Geology. Quaternary  1990  Full entry
59 N - 00  Bressay Bank Sheet 59 N - 00 Sea Bed Sediments. Seabed Sediments  1987  Full entry
59 N - 00  Bressay Bank Sheet 59 N - 00 Solid Geology. Solid  1987  Full entry
60 N - 02 W  Shetland 60 N - 02 W Sea Bed Sediments 2nd Edition. Seabed Sediments  1998  Full entry
60 N - 06 W  Judd Sheet 60 N - 06 W Solid Geology. Solid  1991  Full entry
60 N - 06 W  Judd Sheet 60 N - 06 W Quaternary Geology (including part of the late Teriary succession). Quaternary  1990  Full entry
60 N - 06 W  Judd Sheet 60 N - 06 W Sea Bed Sediments. Seabed Sediments  1990  Full entry
60 N - 04 W  Foula 60 N - 04 W Quaternary Geology (Including part of the Tertiary succession. Quaternary  1991  Full entry
60 N - 04 W  Foula Sheet 60 N - 04 W Sea Bed Sediments. Seabed Sediments  1990  Full entry
60 N - 04 W  Foula Sheet 60 N - 04 W Solid Geology. Solid  1988  Full entry
60 N - 02 W  Shetland Sheet 60 N - 02 W Solid Geology. Solid  1984  Full entry
60 N - 02 W  Shetland Sheet 60 N - 02 W Sea Bed Sediments and Quaternary Geology. Seabed Sediments and Quaternary  1983  Full entry
60 N - 00  Halibut Bank Sheet 60 N - 00 Quaternary Geology. Quaternary  1988  Full entry
60 N - 00  Halibut Bank Sheet 60 N - 00 Sea Bed Sediments. Seabed Sediments  1984  Full entry
60 N - 00  Halibut Bank Sheet 60 N - 00 Solid Geology. Solid  1987  Full entry
61 N - 04 W  Flett Sheet 61 N - 04 W Solid Geology. Solid  1989  Full entry
61 N - 04 W  Flett Sheet 61 N - 04 W Sea Bed Sediments. Seabed Sediments  1990  Full entry
61 N - 04 W  Flett Sheet 61 N - 04 W Quaternary Geology. Quaternary  1991  Full entry
61 N - 02 W  Miller Sheet 61 N - 02 W Quaternary Geology (including part of the late Tertiary succession). Quaternary  1991  Full entry
61 N - 02 W  Miller Sheet 61 N - 02 W Sea Bed Sediments. Seabed Sediments  1990  Full entry
61 N - 02 W  Miller Sheet 61 N - 02 W Solid Geology. Solid  1989  Full entry
61 N - 00  Cormorant Sheet 61 N - 00 Quaternary Geology. Quaternary  1986  Full entry
61 N - 00  Cormorant Sheet 61 N - 00 Solid Geology. Solid  1987  Full entry
61 N - 00  Cormorant Sheet 61 N - 00 Sea Bed Sediments. Seabed Sediments  1984  Full entry
Special Sheet  St. George's Channel. Special sheet. Sheet 51D 50'N -06D 24'W. Bedrock geology (with Tertiary subcrop). Bedrock with Tertiary subcrop  2009  Full entry
Special Sheet  North Celtic Sea including parts of 1:250 000 series sheets Nymphe Bank 51 N - 08 W; Lundy 51 N - 06 W;Labadie Bank 50 N - 10 W; Haig Fras, 50 N - 08W; and Land's End 50 N - 06 W. Quaternary Geology. Quaternary  1991  Full entry
Special Sheet  Moray Firth Special sheet Solid Geology. Solid  1994  Full entry
Special Sheet  East Irish Sea Special Sheet Edition Sheet Solid Geology. Solid  1994  Full entry