Introduction
The mountainous, wild landscape of the Isle of Rum has long been a mecca for geologists. For such a small island, the range of scenery is truly remarkable – from the jagged peaks of Askival and Hallival in the east, to the rounded hills of Orval and Ard Nev in the west, and the low "stepped" topography north of Kinloch Glen. As we will see, these features can be attributed to a geological history that stretches back nearly 3000 million years and includes deserts and ocean floors, volcanoes and glaciers.
