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James Hutton
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James Hutton was a Scottish geologist, agriculturalist, chemical manufacturer, naturalist and physician. Often referred to as the "Father of Modern Geology," he played a key role in establishing geolo
Portrait by Henry Raeburn, 1776
Portrait by Henry Raeburn, 1776
Front entrance to Hutton's farm Slighhouses. Location: 55°49′36″N 2°17′09″W / 55.82675°N 2.28586°W / 55.82675; -2.28586 (slighhouses)
Front entrance to Hutton's farm Slighhouses. Location: 55°49′36″N 2°17′09″W / 55.82675°N 2.28586°W / 55.82675; -2.28586 (slighhouses)
The memorial to James Hutton at his grave in Greyfriars Kirkyard in Edinburgh. Location: 55°56′44″N 3°11′32″W / 55.945626°N 3.192200°W / 55.945626; -3
The memorial to James Hutton at his grave in Greyfriars Kirkyard in Edinburgh. Location: 55°56′44″N 3°11′32″W / 55.945626°N 3.192200°W / 55.945626; -3.192200 (slighhouses)
Hutton's Glen Tilt exposure at collapsed Dail-an-eas Bridge upstream from Forest Lodge, drawn by John Clerk of Eldin in 1785. The bridge collapsed in
Hutton's Glen Tilt exposure at collapsed Dail-an-eas Bridge upstream from Forest Lodge, drawn by John Clerk of Eldin in 1785. The bridge collapsed in approximately 1973. Location: 56°51′04″N 3°44′31″W / 56.851082°N 3.741822°W / 56.851082; -3.741822 (Dail-an-eas bridge)
Siccar Point
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Siccar Point is a rocky promontory in the county of Berwickshire on the east coast of Scotland. It is famous in the history of geology for Hutton's Unconformity found in 1788, which James Hutton regar
James Hutton
…evidence in present-day rocks. Through his study of features in the landscape and coastlines of his native Scottish Lowlands, such as Salisbury Crags and Siccar Point, he developed the theory that geological features could not be static but underwent continuing transformation over indefinitely long periods of time…
The point seen from the west
The point seen from the west
St. Helen's Chapel.
St. Helen's Chapel.
The eroded sandstone outcrop above conglomerate and vertical ribs of greywacke, still much as when sketched in 1788 by Hutton's companion Sir James Ha
The eroded sandstone outcrop above conglomerate and vertical ribs of greywacke, still much as when sketched in 1788 by Hutton's companion Sir James Hall.
Field sketch of Hutton's Unconformity at Siccar Point, Scotland by Sir James Hall (1788).
Field sketch of Hutton's Unconformity at Siccar Point, Scotland by Sir James Hall (1788).