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Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Great Britain (Scotland) (Sheet)

This series of sheet memoirs, or explanations was first issued to accompany individual one-inch geological maps. The first Scottish sheet memoir was 'The geology of the neighbourhood of Edinburgh (map 32)' published in 1861. The series continues to the present day.

 

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1872
DP001
Explanation of sheet 1: Wigtonshire - Mull of Galloway Full entry
1995
DP001&3
Geology of the Rhinns of Galloway district : memoir for 1:50000 geological sheets 1 and 3 (Scotland) Full entry
1873
DP002A_1
Explanation of sheet 2: Wigtownshire - Burrow Head Full entry
2008
DP002A_2
Geology of the Whithorn, Kirkcowan and Wigtown district. Memoir for 1:50 000 geological sheets 2, 4W and 4E (Scotland) Full entry
1989
DP002B
Geology of the Whithorn district : memoir for 1:50,000 geological sheet 2 (Scotland) Full entry
1873
DP003
Explanation of sheet 3: Western Wigtownshire Full entry
1878
DP004
Explanation of Sheet 4: Wigtownshire (east part) Kirkcudbright (portion of western division) Full entry
2000
DP005W+005E
Geology of the Kirkcudbright–Dalbeattie district. Memoir for 1:50,000 geological sheets 5W, 5E and part of 6W (Scotland) Full entry
1896
DP005_1
Explanation of sheet 5: Kirkcudbrightshire Full entry
2000
DP005_2
Geology of the Kircudbright-Dalbeattie district Full entry
1869
DP007
Explanation of sheet 7: Ayrshire: South-western district (fossil lists by R Etheridge) Mem Geol Surv G B (Scotl) (Sheet) (Edinburgh) Full entry
1999
DP008
Geology of the Carrick - Loch Doon district : memoir for 1:50000 geological sheets 8W and 8E (Scotland) Full entry
1877
DP009
Explanation of sheet 9: Kirkcudbright (north-east part) and Dumfriesshire (south-west part) (fossil lists by R Etheridge) Mem Geol Surv G B (Scotl) (Sheet) (Edinburgh) Full entry
2002
DP009B
Geology of the New Galloway and Thornhill district: memoir for 1:50000 geological sheet 9W and 9E (Scotland) Full entry
1967
DP011
The geology of the neighbourhood of Langholm : Explanation of one-inch geological sheet 11 Full entry
1869
DP013
Explanation of sheet 13: Part of the coast of Ayrshire Full entry
1869
DP014A
Explanation of sheet 14: Ayrshire: southern district Full entry
1949
DP014B
Geology of Central Ayrshire (Explanation of one-inch sheet 14) Full entry
1871
DP015_1
Explanation of sheet 15: Dumfriesshire (north-west part); Lanarkshire (south part); Ayrshire (south-east part) (list of fossils by R Etheridge) Full entry
1999
DP015_2
Geology of the New Cumnock district: sheet description of the British Geological Survey 1:50000 series sheet 15W New Cumnock (Scotland) Full entry
1903
DP021
The geology of North Arran, South Bute and the Cumbraes, with parts of Ayrshire and Kintyre (Sheet 21, Scotland) Full entry
1999
DP022
Geology of the Irvine district: memoir for 1:50000 geological sheet 22W and part of 21E (Scotland) Full entry
1871
DP022A
Explanation of sheet 22: Ayrshire (north part) with parts of Renfrewshire and Lanarkshire (list of fossils by R Etheridge) Mem Geol Surv G B (Scotl) (Sheet) (Edinburgh) Full entry
1930
DP022B
The geology of North Ayrshire : Explanation of one inch sheet 22 Full entry
1873
DP023
Explanation of sheet 23: Lanarkshire: Central districts (lists of fossils by R Etheridge) Mem Geol Surv G B (Scotl) (Sheet) (Edinburgh) Full entry
1998
DP023W
Geology of the Hamilton district : memoir for 1:50000 geological sheet 23W (Scotland) Full entry
1869
DP024
Explanation of sheet 24: Peeblesshire with parts of Lanark, Edinburgh and Selkirk Full entry
1911
DP028
The geology of Knapdale, Jura and North Kintyre (Explanation of sheet 28 with parts of 27 and 29) Full entry
1998
DP030E
Geology of the Glasgow district : memoir for 1:50000 geological sheet 30E (Scotland) Full entry
1990
DP030W
Geology of the Greenock district : Memoir for 1:50000 geological sheet 30W and part of sheet 29E (Scotland) Full entry
1998
DP031E
Geology of the Falkirk district : memoir for 1:50000 geological sheet 31E (Scotland) Full entry
1996
DP031W
Geology of the Airdrie district : Memoir for 1:50000 geological sheet 31W (Scotland) Full entry
1879
DP031_1
Explanation of sheet 31: Stirling (southern part), Lanarkshire (northern part), Linlithgowshire (western borders) Full entry
1861
DP032
The geology of the neighbourhood of Edinburgh (map 32) (with appendix and list of fossils by JW Salter) Mem Geol Surv G B (Scotl) (Sheet) (Edinburgh) Full entry
1986
DP033E
Geology of the Dunbar district : Memoir for 1:50,000 Sheet 33E and part of Sheet 41 Full entry
1985
DP033W
Geology of the Haddington district : Memoir for 1;50 000 Sheet 33W and part of Sheet 41 Full entry
1863
DP034_1
The geology of eastern Berwickshire (map 34) (with list of fossils by JW Salter) Mem Geol Surv G B (Scotl) (Sheet) (Edinburgh) Full entry
1988
DP034_2
Geology of the Eyemouth district : memoir for 1:50,000 geological Sheet 34 (Scotland) Full entry
1911
DP035
The geology of Colonsay and Oronsay, with part of the Ross of Mull (Explanation of sheet 35 with part of 27) Full entry
1909
DP036
The geology of the seaboard of mid Argyll including the islands of Luing, Scarba, the Garvellachs, and the Lesser Isles, together with the northern part of Jura and a small portion of Mull (Explanation of sheet 36) Full entry
1905
DP037
The geology of Mid-Argyll (Explanation of sheet 37) (with petrological notes by JJH Teall and JS Flett) Mem Geol Surv G B (Scotl) (Sheet) (Edinburgh) Full entry
1970
DP039
The geology of the Stirling district (Explanation of one-inch geological sheet 39) Full entry
1999
DP040
Geology of the Kirkcaldy district: a brief explanation of the geological map sheet 40E Kirkcaldy Full entry
1925
DP043
The geology of Staffa, Iona and Western Mull (A description of sheet 43 of the geological map) Full entry
1908
DP045
The geology of the country near Oban and Dalmally (Explanation of sheet 45) Full entry
1985
DP048W
Geology of the Perth and Dundee district : memoir for 1:50,000 geological sheets 48W, 48E, 49 Full entry
1930
DP051-52
The geology of Ardnamurchan, north-west Mull and Coll (A description of sheet 51 and part of sheet 52 of the geological map) Full entry
1916
DP053A
The geology of Ben Nevis and Glen Coe and the surrounding country : Explanation of sheet 53 Full entry
1960
DP053B
The geology of Ben Nevis and Glen Coe and the surrounding country (Explanation of sheet 53) Full entry
1923
DP054
The geology of Corrour and the Moor of Rannoch (Explanation of sheet 54) (with contributions by CT Clough and petrological notes by HH Thomas and HH Read) Mem Geol Surv G B (Scotl) (Sheet) (Edinburgh) Full entry
1905
DP055
The geology of the country round Blair Atholl, Pitlochry and Aberfeldy (Explanation of sheet 55) (with petrological chapter and notes by JS Flett) Mem Geol Surv G B (Scotl) (Sheet) (Edinburgh) Full entry
2000
DP055W
Solid geology of the Schiehallion district: memoir for 1:50000 geological sheet 55W (Scotland) Full entry
2002
DP056W
Geology of the Glen Shee district: memoir for 1:50000 geological sheet 56W together with adjacent parts of sheets 55E, 65W & 64E (Scotland) Full entry
1992
DP058+
Geology of the Outer Hebrides : Memoir for 1:100000 (solid edition) geological sheets, Lewis and Harris, Uist and Barra (Scotland) Full entry
1908
DP060_1
The geology of the small isles of Inverness-shire (Rum, Canna, Eigg, Muck, etc) - (Sheet 60, Scotland) Full entry
1997
DP060_2
Geology of Rum and the adjacent islands : memoir for 1:50000 geological sheet 60 (Scotland) Full entry
1997
DP063
Geology of the Glen Roy district : memoir for 1:50000 geological sheet 63W (Scotland) Full entry
1913
DP064
The geology of Upper Strathspey, Gaick and the Forest of Atholl (Explanation of sheet 64) (with contributions by H Kynaston) Mem Geol Surv G B (Scotl) (Sheet) (Edinburgh) Full entry
1912
DP065
The Geology of the districts of Braemar, Ballater and Glen Clova (Explanation of sheet 65) (with contributions by LW Hinxman) Mem Geol Surv G B (Scotl) (Sheet) (Edinburgh) Full entry
2002
DP065E
Geology of the Ballater district: memoir for 1:50000 geological sheet 65E (Scotland) Full entry
2003
DP066E_1
Cainozoic geology and landscape evolution of north-east Scotland Full entry
2001
DP066W
Geology of the Aboyne district: memoir for 1:50000 geological sheet 66W (Scotland) Full entry
1904
DP070
The geology of west-central Skye, with Soay (Explanation of sheet 70) Mem Geol Surv G B (Scotl) (Sheet) (Edinburgh) Full entry
1910
DP071
The geology of Glenelg, Lochalsh and south-east part of Skye (Explanation of one-inch map 71) (with contributions by G Barrow, JJH Teall, JS Flett and FL Kitchin) Mem Geol Surv G B (Scotl) (Sheet) (Edinburgh) Full entry
1992
DP072E
Geology of the Glen Affric district : memoir for 1:50000 geological sheet 72E (Scotland) Full entry
1993
DP072W+71E
Geology of the Kintail district : Memoir for 1:50000 sheet 72W and part of 71E (Scotland) Full entry
1997
DP073
Geology of the Invermoriston district : memoir for 1:50000 geological sheet 73W (Scotland) Full entry
1915
DP074
The geology of Mid-Strathspey and Strathdearn, including the country between Kingussie and Grantown (Explanation of sheet 74) (with contributions by J Horne, RG Carruthers and CB Crampton and a petrographical chapter by JS Flett) Full entry
1999
DP074E
Solid geology of the Aviemore district : memoir for 1:50000 geological sheet 74E (Scotland) Full entry
1896
DP075
Explanation of sheet 75: West Aberdeenshire, Banffshire, parts Elgin and Inverness (with petrological notes by JJH Teall) Mem Geol Surv G B (Scotl) (Sheet) (Edinburgh) Full entry
1890
DP076_1
Explanation of sheet 76: Central Aberdeenshire Full entry
1997
DP076_2
Geology of the country around Inverurie and Alford : memoir for 1:50000 geological sheet 76E and 76W (Scotland) Full entry
1986
DP077
Geology of the country around Aberdeen : Memoir for 1:50,000 sheet 77 (Scotland) Full entry
1913
DP082
The geology of central Ross-shire (Explanation of sheet 82) (with petrological notes by JS Flett) Mem Geol Surv G B (Scotl) (Sheet) (Edinburgh) Full entry
1914
DP083
The geology of the country round Beauly and Inverness: including a part of the Black Isle (Explanation of sheet 83) Full entry
1996
DP084
Geology of Fortrose and eastern Inverness district : Memoir for 1:50000 geological sheet 84W (Scotland) Full entry
1923
DP084+94
The geology of the Lower Findhorn and Lower Strath Nairn, including part of the Black Isle near Fortrose (with contributions by BN Peach, LW Hinxman, RG Carruthers and EM Anderson and a petrographical chapter by JS Flett) Full entry
1902
DP085
The geology of lower Strathspey (Explanation of sheet 85) (with petrological chapter and notes by JS Flett) Mem Geol Surv G B (Scotl) (Sheet) (Edinburgh) Full entry
1923
DP086+96
The geology of the country round Banff, Huntly and Turrif (Lower Banffshire and north-west Aberdeenshire ) ( Explanation of sheets 86 and 96 ) Full entry
1886
DP087
Explanation of sheet 87: North-east Aberdeenshire, with detached portions of Banffshire Full entry
1913
DP092
The geology of the Fannich Mountains and the country around upper Loch Maree and Strath Broom (Explanation of sheet 92) (with contributions by LW Hinxman, TI Pocockand CB Crampton and petrological notes by JJH Teall) Full entry
1912
DP093
The geology of Ben Wyvis, Carn Chuinneag, Inchbae and the surrounding country, including Garve, Evanton, Alness and Kincardine (Explanation of sheet 93) (with petrological contributions by JS Flett) Mem Geol Surv G B (Scotl) (Sheet) (Edinburgh) Full entry
1968
DP095
The geology of the Elgin district (Explanation of one-inch geological sheet 95) Full entry
1882
DP097
Explanation of sheet 97: Northern Aberdeenshire, eastern Banffshire Full entry
1926
DP102
The geology of Strath Oykell and Lower Loch Shin (South Sutherlandshire and north Ross-shire) (Explanation of sheet 102) (with contributions by CH Dinham and M Macgregor) Mem Geol Surv G B (Scotl) (Sheet) (Edinburgh) Full entry
1925
DP103
The geology of the country around Golspie, Sutherlandshire (Strath Fleet, Strath Brora, and Glenloth) (Explanation of one inch sheet 103) (Including a description of the Mesozoic rocks of east Sutherland and Ross by GW Lee) Full entry
1931
DP108-109
The geology of central Sutherland (East-Central Sutherland and South Western Caithness) (Explanation of Sheets 108 and 109) Full entry
2001
DP114E
Solid geology of the Tongue district: memoir for 1:50000 geological sheet 114E (Scotland) Full entry
1976
DP127
The geology of western Shetland : Explanation of one-inch geological sheet (Western Shetland) comprising sheet 127 and parts of 125,126 and 128 Full entry
1994
DP130
Geology of Yell and some neighbouring islands in Shetland : memoir for 1:50000 geological sheet 130 Yell (Scotland) Full entry
2014
DP131
Geology of Unst and Fetlar in Shetland. Memoir for 1:50 000 geological sheet 131 (Scotland) Unst and Fetlar Full entry
 

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