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 -- The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336. ------ End of Forwarded Message