LOCHABER could get UNESCO geopark status following a visit by two assessors at the weekend.
Professor Zhang Jianping from Beijing University and Dr Babbis Fassoulas from the Natural History Museum in Heraklion, Crete, were evaluating Lochaber Geopark’s suitability to become a member of the UNESCO Global Geopark Network on Saturday June 18 and Sunday June 19.
The new interpretation and viewpoint at Kentallen is unveiled by geopark chairman Jim Blair, centre, with UNESCO assessors, Dr Babbis Fassoulas from the Natural History Museum, Heraklion Crete, left, and Professor Zhang Jianping from Beijing University, China.
Photograph: Albrightside Photography