Gilmore Hill and the building of the Gilbert Scott Building.

A talk by Dr. Katie Strang, Curator of Mineralogy and Petrology The Hunterian, Glasgow to the Geological Society of Glasgow (on 9th Oct 2025) on the 330-million-year history of the University of Glasgow’s Gilbert Scott Building. Scotland has one of the richest legacies of traditional buildings and stone structures of any country in the world, and the rocks beneath our feet are intrinsically linked to our sense of place and identity. This talk will explore the local geology and how these resources have been exploited for building materials throughout history, and ultimately, how they have shaped our built heritage. Katie is a geologist with a degree and MRes from the University of Glasgow, and a PhD from Durham University. Since finishing her studies, she has worked in the museum and heritage sector and has research interests in Scotland’s palaeontology, industrial heritage, and the mineralogy of lime and related historic materials. She is the Curator of Mineralogy and Petrology at The Hunterian, University of Glasgow and the project geologist for the Eco-museum of Scottish Mining Landscapes. She also dedicates most of her free time to volunteering and is currently a Trustee of the Scottish Geology Trust, where she has been involved with directing the annual Scottish Geology Festival over the last 4 years.