XXIV.—The Late-Glacial Readvance Moraines of the Highland Border West of the River Tay

The purpose of this communication is to describe, and to discuss the significance of, (1) the extensive morainic deposits and the associated glacial phenomena of the tract of country situated immediately west of the Ochil Hills (border of Perthshire and Fifeshire)—between the River Teith near Doune,...

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Published in:Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Main Author: Simpson, J. B.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1934
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Ice Sheet
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0080456800016884
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spelling crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0080456800016884 2024-09-15T18:12:22+00:00 XXIV.—The Late-Glacial Readvance Moraines of the Highland Border West of the River Tay Simpson, J. B. 1934 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0080456800016884 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0080456800016884 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh volume 57, issue 3, page 633-646 ISSN 0080-4568 2053-5945 journal-article 1934 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0080456800016884 2024-07-31T04:03:36Z The purpose of this communication is to describe, and to discuss the significance of, (1) the extensive morainic deposits and the associated glacial phenomena of the tract of country situated immediately west of the Ochil Hills (border of Perthshire and Fifeshire)—between the River Teith near Doune, north of Stirling, and the River Tay in the vicinity of Perth; and (2) a well-marked later glaciation studied in the region of Loch Lomond and the Upper Forth valley. In both instances these glaciations involved readvances of the ice during the retreat of the last general ice-sheet, and for brevity and convenience of description they will be referred to as the Perth Readvance and the Loch Lomond Readvance. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ice Sheet Cambridge University Press Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 57 3 633 646
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