Highland Boundary Fault

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The Highland Boundary Fault is a major geological fault line in Scotland that marks the boundary between the Highlands and the Central Lowlands, separating distinct rock formations and landscapes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geological fault
major tectonic lineament
strike-slip fault
associatedWith Caledonian mountain-building
country Scotland
extendsFrom Arran
Isle of Arran
linked to: Arran
extendsTo Stonehaven
formedDuring Palaeozoic era
formsBoundaryOf Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park northern edge
geologicalAge Caledonian orogeny
geomorphologicalEffect contrast between rugged Highlands and lowland plains
hasStatus inactive fault in present day
hasTypeLocality Stonehaven coastal exposures
influences Scottish landscape
drainage patterns in central Scotland
isTouristAttractionAt Loch Lomond area
linked to: Loch Lomond

Stonehaven
languageOfName English
locatedIn United Kingdom
marksBoundaryBetween Central Lowlands
Highlands
linked to: Scottish Highlands
movementType dip-slip
strike-slip
namedAfter Scottish Highlands
northSideRockType Dalradian Supergroup
metamorphic rocks
parallelTo Great Glen Fault
partOf Caledonian fault system
passesNear Aberfoyle
Callander
Dunkeld
Helensburgh
Loch Lomond
Perth
separates Scottish Central Lowlands
Scottish Highlands
separatesRockTerranes Grampian Terrane
Midland Valley Terrane
southSideRockType Devonian sedimentary rocks
Old Red Sandstone
studiedInDiscipline geology
structural geology
tectonicSignificance major boundary within Scottish crust
trend southwest–northeast
visibleAt Arran coast
linked to: Arran

Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park
linked to: Loch Lomond

Stonehaven coast

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Central Lowlands of Scotland borderedBy Highland Boundary Fault
Southern Uplands Fault parallelTo Highland Boundary Fault
Southern Uplands Fault relatedStructure Highland Boundary Fault
Grampian Terrane boundedBy Highland Boundary Fault
Great Glen Fault relatedTo Highland Boundary Fault
Caledonian fault system hasPart Highland Boundary Fault
Stonehaven coast traversedBy Highland Boundary Fault
Perthshire hills near Highland Boundary Fault
Ochil Hills hasViewOf Ochils Fault scarp
linked to: Highland Boundary Fault
Inchcailloch National Nature Reserve locatedIn Highland Boundary Fault zone
linked to: Highland Boundary Fault
Walls Boundary Fault relatedTo Highland Boundary Fault
Inchfad locatedIn Highland boundary fault zone
linked to: Highland Boundary Fault
Midland Valley terrane boundedBy Highland Boundary Fault