Scotland's RIGS groups select and list sites in a process known as designation
which echoes the statutory network of SSSI. The process involves landowners,
local councils and all those with an interest in conserving, and interpreting
sites.
To date in Scotland, the emphasis has very much been the designation of sites
for use in educational and interpretation. However, the aspiration is to
have designations echoing all the founding criteria. Such as localities of
historical importance used by famous Scottish Geologists.
In time it is hoped that there will be a 'RIGS in Scotland' network of groups.
Edinburgh International Science Festival walk on glaciated dolerite
pavement on Corstorphine Hill April 1999, led by Lothian & Borders
RIGS. Image provided by the British Geological Survey.
