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Scotland Outdoors

Exploring the rocks of Fife with the Scottish Geologist

Scotland Outdoors

BBC

Nature, Science, Society & Culture

4.7756 Ratings

🗓️ 3 June 2026

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Rachel Stewart meets Luisa Hendry, better known as the Scottish Geologist on social media

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0:34.3

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0:35.2

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0:36.1

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0:39.9

This Scotland Outdoors podcast from BBC Radio Scotland.

0:48.5

Now have to confess that when I'm walking along the beach, I'm usually looking at the waves or the golden sand, sometimes the pretty shells, or the sea glass glistening in the sunshine.

1:05.0

Rarely do I give much consideration to the rocks beneath my feet. But today, I think I'm in for a treat and this may all be

1:14.3

about to change because I'm meeting Louisa Henry who's better known as the Scottish geologist

1:21.0

on social media and she makes numerous videos all about the geology of Scotland.

1:28.4

She asked me to meet her at East Sands Beach in St Andrews.

1:32.4

And the first thing I asked her was, well, why here?

1:36.8

Oh, because the rocks are cool here.

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