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Àird Heisgeir

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Àird Heisgeir
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Àird Heisgeir is a sea cliff or coastal rock feature located in the Na h-Eileanan Siar archipelago, likely composed of metamorphic or igneous rock typical of the region's ancient Lewisian gneiss. These rocks are among the oldest in Europe, dating back over 2.7 billion years, and were formed through high-pressure and high-temperature geological processes during the Precambrian era.

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Photo: Hector Davie · CC BY-SA 2.0