Geology of Ireland Geology of Ireland The geology of Ireland consists of the study of the rock formations in Ireland. The island contains rocks from every age from Proterozoic to Holocene and a large variety of different rock types is represented. The basalt columns of the Giant's Causeway together with geologically significant sections of the adjacent coast have been declared a World Heritage Site. The geological detail follows the major events in Ireland's past based on the geological timescale. The oldest known Irish rock is about 1.7 billion years old and is found on Inishtrahull Island off the north coast of Ulster. Outcrops
Cave of the Angel Cave of the Angel The Cave of the Angel refers to several cave-related structures placed at Aras mountain range at the town of Lucena, Córdoba province in Spain. Here, it is located an Acheulean site that spans from the Middle Pleistocene to the Upper Pleistocene. There are geological, paleontological and archaeological evidences indicating an intense and long term occupation of this site. The study of numerous bone and lithic remains found in this site reveal exposure to fire. This along with the finding of a wide and deep combustion structure in the stratigraphic profile support the hypothesis that at the