Knockan Crag

National Nature Reserve
Creag a Chnocain Tearmann Nadair Naiseanta
Scottish Natural Heritage
Dualchas Nadair na h-Alda

rock route

Laxford

Map showing the location of Laxford
Road cutting in Lewisian gneiss, Laxford.  Lorne Gill / SNH

Road improvements in this area have exposed folded patterns in the Lewisian gneiss. These rocks, originally laid down billions of years ago in horizontal layers, have become twisted, broken and folded through the intense pressure and movements that exist deep in the Earth's crust.