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Star rock is a distinctive Scottish form of confectionery rock. It is also sometimes known as starry rock, or starrie. [1] [2] It is traditionally handmade in Kirriemuir, Angus. Star rock is less hard and brittle than traditional seaside rock, bearing more resemblance to a particularly hard toffee. Each stick of rock has a diameter similar to a ...
Another distinctively Scottish form of rock is star rock (also sometimes known as starry rock), or "starrie", which is made in Kirriemuir. It is sold in small bundles of pencil-sized sticks, and is less brittle than seaside rock. A Dutch type of confection closely resembling rock is the so-called zuurstok (sour stick).
One brand of Edinburgh rock An old Ferguson's 'Edinburgh Rock' advertisement. Edinburgh rock or Edinburgh Castle rock is a traditional Scottish confection, and is quite distinct from conventional rock. It consists of sugar, water, cream of tartar, colourings and flavourings. It is formed into sticks, and has a soft and crumbly texture.
Andalusite crystals in Dalradian (Southern Highland Group) metamorphic rock at Boyndie Bay, north-east Scotland. The Dalradian Supergroup (informally and traditionally the Dalradian) is a stratigraphic unit (a sequence of rock strata) in the lithostratigraphy of the Grampian Highlands of Scotland and in the north and west of Ireland.
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Scottish geologists and non-Scots working in Scotland have played an important part in the development of the science, especially during its pioneering period in the late 18th century and 19th century. [1] James Hutton (1726–1797), the "father of modern geology", was born in Edinburgh.
The Logan Stone is a grey granite rock and rests on greywacke, and can easily be moved with one hand. It is 4 feet 3 inches by 4 feet, by 3 feet high. [3] A rocking stone that some associate with the Druids is on Cuff Hill in Hessilhead, near Beith in North Ayrshire. It no longer rocks due to people digging beneath to ascertain its fulcrum. [4]
Denis Villeneuve’s breathtaking opus transports viewers to a fully realized eye-popping galaxy far, far away, populated by the starry likes of Timothée Chalamet, Oscar Isaac, Rebecca Ferguson ...