A nice little animation which follows the movements of the continents from roughly 400 million years ago to what they might look like 250 million years in the future.

Scottish Natural Heritage’s Rock Route features a number of context boards - mostly located in lay-bys - explaining how the surrounding scenery came to be formed. I’ve also added Smoo Cave at Durness on the north coast.


View Iapetus, Caledonia and the Highlands Controversy in a larger map