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Interesting news · 13 July 2025
Ancient Meteorite Impact in Northwestern Scotland Redated
from bbc.co.uk
Photograph · bbc.co.uk
New research reveals a massive meteorite struck northwestern Scotland around 1.2 billion years ago (200 million years later than previously estimated), rewriting the region's geological timeline. The proof lies near Ullapool: quartz scarred by the shock of the impact, and other debris.
The domed brick drum on the north bank of the Clyde, opposite the Radisson RED at the SEC campus, is to open again in May 2027 as The Rotunda and Roundhouse.
