If you feel equally strongly as Paul, Zoe and others do, please may I
encourage you to write to the following parties stating your objection
to the plan:
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You should mark your note 12/00929/FUL Objection
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Best Wishes
John
Professor John Underhill
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Quoting "Ryan, Paul (EOS)" <[log in to unmask]> on Fri, 7 Sep 2012
11:17:52 +0000:
> I am replying to the list as a non-UK resident in the hope that the
> archival collection from others like me will be
> of value in underlying the importance of this site. John, I hope
> you agree that this is a suitable use for the list?
>
> I would like to object in the strongest possible terms to the
> proposal to construct a sewage pipe within 150m of Hutton's
> unconformity at Siccar Point. This Site of Special Scientific
> Interest preserves the rock relationships which led to the
> formulation of the
> concept of deep time, which is fundamental to modern science. To
> deface this location would be to send the message that
> Scotland is not proud of its seminal contribution to the study of the Earth.
>
>
> Paul D. Ryan
> Emeritus Professor of Geology
> EOS, NUI Galway, Ireland.
> +353872956190
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> From: Tectonics & structural geology discussion list
> [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Zoe Shipton
> [[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Friday, September 07, 2012 1:44 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: FW: Siccar point - the origin of deep time - under threat
>
> The email below arrived in my inbox via a couple of engineers - even
> engineers know how important Siccar Point is!
>
> Regards
> Zoe
>
> P.s. The consultation is only open to UK residents, however if you
> are not a UK residents and feel like objecting I suspect it'll help
> underline the international importance of the site!
>
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Professor Zoe Shipton
> Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
> University of Strathclyde
> John Anderson Building
> 107 Rottenrow
> Glasgow, G4 0NG
> 0141 548 3183
>
> From: Mark Blaxter <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 6 September 2012 20:31:28 GMT+01:00
> To: ashsocial <[log in to unmask]>
> Cc: Mark Blaxter <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Siccar point - the origin of deep time - under threat
>
> Hi all
> Siccar Point is famous for "Hutton's unconformity" - the place where
> James Hutton (of our manor, accompanied by Playfair of subsequent
> library fame) showed the unconformable overlay of rocks that spoke
> of the deep age of the earth and thus the span of time in which
> organic life and the planet must have been in existence.
> A planing application has been lodged to put a sewage pipe through
> the bech beside Siccar Point. This is, in my opinion, a very Bad
> Idea. if you fel similarly otivated, please do register an objection.
>
> There are instructions on how to do so at
>
> http://www.savesiccarpoint.co.uk/#help
>
> Pleas do pass on to others...
> Mark
>
>
>
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