Welcome to the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall 

Registered Charity Number 1202892 

The Royal Geological Society of Cornwall was founded in 1814 in Penzance to promote the study of the geology of Cornwall. It is the second oldest geological society in the world, after the Geological Society of London and has the longest run of publications of any geological society.

The Cornwall Geoconservation Group is a committee of the RGSC.

RGSC lectures are held on the third Wednesday of each month on Zoom, with in-person or hybrid events every two or three months in various locations including Penzance.

Regular field trips enable enjoyment of geology and landscape in the great outdoors. Members also carry out various historical and outreach projects, and often answer enquiries on historical aspects of RGSC. The transactions are now published as ad-hoc guest-edited volumes. Shorter topical articles, reports of fieldtrips etc, are published on the news page.

Most events are open to non-members, and accessible and enjoyable whatever your knowledge of geology, so please don’t hesitate to join a session that looks of interest. It is only £15 to support the Society by becoming a member, find out more here.

The RGSC is a registered charity. It has recently registered as a CIO and the number is 1202892 (go to the news page). We are affiliated to the Geologists’ Association. We encourage collaborations with other societies so just email us if you have an idea for a joint event.