🧵 1. Step back in time to the Highland Controversy - where rocks, not swords, clashed in a fierce Scottish feud near Assynt in the Highlands. 🏴 #world
🧵 1. Step back in time to the Highland Controversy - where rocks, not swords, clashed in a fierce Scottish feud near Assynt in the Highlands. 🏴 #world
🧵 2. Two rival factions of geologists fought an epic battle for 60+ years to unravel the mysteries of jumbled rock layers amid the remote hills of Scotland.
🧵 3. Forget William Wallace & Bonnie Prince Charlie - this feud pitted geologists against each other in a clash of theories and egos, far from the battlefield.
🧵 4. As I trekked through Inchnadamph & Knockan Crag, I uncovered the untold story of the Highland Controversy that reshaped geology in the British Isles.
🧵 5. Beyond the iconic Scottish battles lies a hidden history of intellect and inquiry - where the touch of war was replaced by rocks and research. 🏞️
🧵 Read more at: https://medium.com/globetrotters/scotlands-fiercest-feud-the-highland-controversy-f56a2a8fee57