The Parallel Roads of Glen Roy,Scotland: geoconservation history and challenges |
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| Institution: | 1. Scottish Natural Heritage, Battleby, Redgorton, Perth PH1 3EW, UK;2. School of Geography & Geosciences, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews KY16 9AL, UK;3. Scottish Natural Heritage, Silvan House, 231 Corstorphine Road, Edinburgh EH12 7AT, UK;4. Scottish Natural Heritage, Torlundy, Fort William PH33 6SW, UK;5. Lochaber Geopark Association, 55a High Street, Fort William PH33 6DH, UK;1. SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, UK;2. Skin Department of Amaral Carvalho Hospital, Brazil;3. São Carlos Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo, Brazil;4. Photobiology Unit, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, UK;1. School of Economics and Finance, University of St. Andrews, United Kingdom;2. Département de Sciences Économiques and CIREQ, Université de Montréal, Canada;1. Vision Laboratory, LARSyS, FCT & ISE, University of the Algarve, Faro, Portugal;2. School of Computer Science, University of St. Andrews, Scotland, UK;1. Departamento de Biodiversidad, Ecología y Evolución, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), José Antonio Novais St. 12, 28040, Madrid, Spain;2. Laboratoire Environment Profond, Institut Français de Recherche pour l’Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER), Centre Bretagne – ZI de la Pointe du Diable, CS 10070, 29280, Plouzané, France |
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| Abstract: | Glen Roy is a classic geosite for ice-dammed lake shorelines, the Parallel Roads, and associated features formed during the Loch Lomond (Younger Dryas) Stade (12.9–11.7 ka). The area played a key part in the development of the glacial theory in the early 19th century and continues today to have outstanding scientific value for understanding the processes and timing of events at the end of the last glaciation. Glen Roy has also been long-appreciated as an awe-inspiring visitor attraction, and is now a flagship site for geotourism within Lochaber Geopark. Statutory geoconservation in Glen Roy, beginning in the second half of the 20th century, was founded on the exceptional scientific value of the area. The history and practice of geoconservation in Glen Roy illustrate the contested values of geoheritage and the evolving approaches adopted. Important lessons include the need for open dialogue and partnership working among the local community, land owners and managers, the statutory conservation agency (Scottish Natural Heritage), Lochaber Geopark and the scientific community. |
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| Keywords: | Glacial lake shorelines Geoheritage Geoconservation Geotourism Glen Roy National Nature Reserve Lochaber Geopark |
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