Earth Lines - The Scottish Highland Boundary Fault

In the final leg of his journey along the Highland Boundary Fault, Ed Tyler travels north-east from Alyth to the village of Edzell, where the river slices cleanly through the landscape — revealing the Fault once more in dramatic style.From there, he continues to Stonehaven, a striking coastal town where the Highland Boundary Fault meets the North Sea. Walking out onto the headlands and promontories, Edward reaches a rare place where you can literally stand on the Fault itself, with Highland rocks on

As Ed Tyler follows the Highland Boundary Fault further north through Perthshire, he arrives in the vibrant town of Alyth, where the story of the Fault takes a more personal and cultural turn. Here we meet two women who are deeply connected to this ancient geological line - not just as a natural feature, but as a force shaping identity, landscape, and livelihoods.Marian Bruce, founder of the award-winning Highland Boundary Distillery (highlandboundary.com), has named her business after the Fault

The journey continues to Comrie, a quiet Perthshire town with a surprisingly turbulent past - and present. Known as the “Shaky Toun,” Comrie, very close to the Highland Boundary Fault and holds the title of one of the most seismically active places in the UK.Here, Edward Tyler visits the Earthquake House - a unique, unassuming building that hides a fascinating story beneath its roof. Inside is one of the UK's oldest earthquake monitoring stations, still recording tremors to this day.Our guide is

Edward Tyler continues his journey along the Highland Boundary Fault, heading north-east to the popular village of Balmaha, on the eastern shores of Loch Lomond - a place where geology and landscape collide in plain sight.On a shoreline walk in search of Serpentinite, the distinctive rock we first encountered back in Innellan, Ed traces the path of the Fault once more. Climbing to a viewpoint above the loch, he takes in a breathtaking panorama that makes the contrast between Highlands and Lowlands

Ed Tyler sets off on an extraordinary journey along one of Britain’s most dramatic and little-known geological features: the Highland Boundary Fault. Over five episodes, Edward walks the length of the Faultline, uncovering the science, stories, and landscapes that define the shifting edge between Highlands and Lowlands.We begin at the south-western end of the Fault, in Innellan, a coastal village on the Firth of Clyde. Here, Edward meets Keith Torrance, a geologist who lives just steps away from

Join writer and permaculturalist Edward Tyler as he walks the length of one of Britain’s most remarkable geological features: the Highland Boundary Fault.Spanning five episodes, Earth Lines uncovers the science, stories, landscapes, and people living along this ancient tectonic divide between Scotland’s Highlands and Lowlands. From seaside rocks to seismic recorders, distilleries to eco-museums, this is a journey into Deep Time, the living land, and the subtle lines written into our landscapes that