SUMMER PROGRAMME 2018 Tuesday 29th May Bernard Anderson GEOLOGY OF THE ORLOCK BRIDGE FAULT Meet at the layby (J 565 828), just off the A2, 2.5 miles east of the Ballyholme roundabout at 6:30 pm.   Tuesday 5th June Kirstin Lemon and Rob Raine RAMBLING ON THE ROCKS OF CAVE HILL A joint field trip with the Belfast Naturalists’ Field Club. Meet on the upper Cavehill Road where road ends (J 325 784) for car parking at about 6:45 pm. Saturday 30 June Ian Meighan SLIEVE GULLION   Tuesday 3rd July Peter Millar Belfast Naturalists’ Field Club DYKES OF THE NORTH DOWN COAST Meet 6.30 at car park off Coastguard Avenue, Helen's Bay (J449 826). From Belfast take the A2 and 3 miles past Holywood turn left at traffic lights onto Craigdarragh Road (signposted Helen's Bay). After about a mile turn sharp left onto Coastguard Avenue. (There is a Crawfordsbum Country Park Notice). Take the second right and follow the road to the carpark (one way system).  For satnav the corner of Coastguard Ave is at: 54 40 13.2 N  5 44 57.2 W Saturday 18th August Ian Meighan and Claire Foley Ulster Archaeological Society THE TYRONE OPHIOLITE Journey will be by bus from Elmwood Avenue, 9:00am. There are a number of spaces on the trip. Please contact Ken Pullin by email: ulsterarchaeolsoc@gmail.com   Wednesday 5th September Ian Forsythe THE BUILDING STONES OF CARRICKFERGUS An evening walk around the buildings of Carrickfergus and the stones that make them. Meet 6:30 pm at the entrance to Carrickfergus Castle.   Saturday 15th September BUILDING STONES OF DUBLIN AND GEOLOGY ON THE WAY BY TRAIN Depart Lanyon Place (Central Station) on the 6:45 am Enterprise For anyone not going by train, meet at entrance to Trinity College, 9:30 am N53.344479 W6.259345 back to top About us Summer prog. Winter prog. Contact us Useful links Home Archive