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Hi! This is a video of me walking around Fossil Grove, which is situated in Victoria Park, which is in the Whiteinch area of Glasgow. More information on Fossil Grove is listed below..
"Situated in Victoria Park, in the west of the city, it is operated by Glasgow City Council's Department of Land and Environmental Services. The tree stumps are the remains of an ancient forest, around 330 million years old. Debris from these huge forests eventually formed the coal seams that helped Glasgow grow into a major industrial city. Fossil Grove is one of the most famous in-situ Carboniferous forest examples in the world.
These fossilised tree stumps were discovered in 1887 when an old quarry was being landscaped as part of the work during the creation of the park, and the fossil trees were uncovered by removal of the surrounding rocks. Careful excavation of the site uncovered the fossil remains, and a building was erected to protect them from the elements. Today at the Fossil Grove, you will see a small corner of a vast ancient forest, preserved in stone."
29 окт 2024
