Tour Scotland 4K Summer travel video, with Scottish fiddle music, of a boat trip in the North Sea by Seaton Cliffs on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to the coast of Arbroath, Angus. Arbroath’s Seaton Cliffs starts at the east end of Victoria Park, where the path winds up above the Arbroath cliffs and levels out to provide a path along the coastline. The path is quite close to the edge of the cliffs at times, so be careful if you decide to walk the coastal path. The Arbroath cliffs are made up of river lain sandstones and conglomerates, petrified grave, of two different ages, 410 million years old or Lower Devonian and 370 million years old or Upper Devonian. During these times, Scotland was located south of the Equator in the desert belt. The climate was most likely hot and dry but with dramatic seasonal flooding when rivers flowed across the landscape. The erosive power of the sea since the last ice age ended around 15 000 years ago has dominated the development of the Arbroath coastal landforms. These powerful forces have produced high cliffs, the rocky shore platform beneath and the narrow, boulder and gravel bays rather than broader sandy beaches. Modern coastal processes are subjecting the cliffs to erosion by waves, wind abrasion and rock falls, with faults and joints being exploited by these dynamic forces to form sea caves, and natural arches. The Lower Devonian rocks are harder and more resistant to erosion than the Upper Devonian rocks that weather and erode more easily to form different shapes. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome. The date for astronomical Summer in Scotland is Tuesday, 21 June, ending on Friday, 23 September
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