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Royal Burgh Of Kinghorn

Rock Formations with Evidence of Ancient Tropical Seas

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Royal Burgh Of Kinghorn

Rock Formations with Evidence of Ancient Tropical Seas

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Location: Royal Burgh Of Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

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1. Seals at Seafield Tower – View of Inchkeith Island loop from Kinghorn

8.23km

02:11

80m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Seals at Seafield Tower – View of Inchkeith Island loop from Invertiel

8.27km

02:12

80m

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3. Seals at Seafield Tower – View of Inchkeith Island loop from Invertiel

16.1km

04:16

150m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Greener Kirkcaldy

July 17, 2020

This part of the coastal path towards Seafield tower where the formation of rocks, are created from the molten lava and underneath these rocks are the evidence of tropical seas teeming with corals at the time when this part of the world was near the equator about 325 million years ago. There are volcanoes spewing out molten lava around here, later earthquakes cracked the rocks to create faults which you can see preserve today. The area has been categorised to SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest) is a formal conservation designation. Usually, it describes an area that's of interest to science due to the rare species of fauna or flora it contains - or even important geological or physiological features that may lie in its boundaries.

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Distance 1.58 km

Uphill 0 m

Downhill 10 m

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Location: Royal Burgh Of Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

Rock Formations with Evidence of Ancient Tropical Seas

1. Seals at Seafield Tower – View of Inchkeith Island loop from Kinghorn

2. Seals at Seafield Tower – View of Inchkeith Island loop from Invertiel

3. Seals at Seafield Tower – View of Inchkeith Island loop from Invertiel

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