# Edinburgh Geological Society

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC008011
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** Unincorporated association
- **Registered:** May 14, 1917
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC008011


## Contact

- **Address:** 4 Newbyth Steading, East Linton, East Lothian
- **Postcode:** EH40 3DU
- **Website:** www.edinburghgeolsoc.org



## Activities

**Activities:** &#x27;It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals&#x27;,&#x27;It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations&#x27;,&#x27;It carries out activities or services itself&#x27;

**Purposes:** &#x27;the advancement of education&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of environmental protection or improvement&#x27;

**What the charity does:** To stimulate public interest and knowledge in geology particularly in Scotland. The charity holds regular lectures throughout the winter including a public lecture. In the summer months a variety of excursions take place. Our Grant Scheme supports projects from unrestricted funds which further the aims of the Society to encourage public interest in geology and to advance geological knowledge. Additionally small grants to support geological fieldwork are made from restricted funds.

**Beneficiaries:** &#x27;No specific group, or for the benefit of the community&#x27;

**Objectives:** The objectives of the Society shall be the stimulation and encouragement of public interest in geology and the advancement of geological knowledge by such means as public lectures, symposia, conferences, the reading and discussion of original papers, excursions, exhibitions, the maintenance of a geological library, the publication of the Scottish Journal of Geology jointly with the Geological Society of Glasgow, and the production of any other geological publications which may be considered desirable.





## Geography

- **Main operating location:** City of Edinburgh
- **Geographical spread:** More than one local authority area in Scotland







