Siccar Point
Siccar Point is a rocky promontory in the county of Berwickshire on the east coast of Scotland. It is famous in the history of geology for Hutton's Unconformity found in 1788, which James Hutton regarded as conclusive proof of his uniformitarian theory of geological development.
- Locality
- …is also known as “Hutton’s Unconformity”
- Description: peninsula in Scottish Borders, Scotland
Places of Interest
Highlights include Old Cambus, St Helen’s Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old Cambus and Cove.
Old Cambus
Hamlet
Old Cambus is a village in the Scottish Borders, Scotland.
Cove
Hamlet
Cove is a village in the Scottish Borders area… Cove is situated 2 miles west of Siccar Point.
Cockburnspath
Village
Cockburnspath is a village in Berwickshire in the Scottish Borders. Cockburnspath is situated 2½ miles west of Siccar Point.
Siccar Point
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Latitude
55.93132° or 55° 55′ 53″ north
Longitude
-2.30168° or 2° 18′ 6″ west
Open location code
9C7VWMJX+G8
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Siccar Point” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “رأس سيكار”
- Cebuano: “Siccar Point”
- Dutch: “Siccar Point”
- French: “Siccar Point”
- German: “Siccar Point”
- Italian: “Siccar Point”
- Japanese: “シッカーポイント”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Siccar Point”
- Norwegian: “Siccar Point”
- Spanish: “Siccar Point”
- Swedish: “Siccar Point”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Old Cambus West Mains and Old Cambus East Mains.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Old Cambus Slate Quarry and Cockburnspath Hogback.
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