Late‐glacial marine erosion in Scotland

A pronouaced raised reck platform and cliff that occur on part of the west coast of Scotland ale generally considered to have been formed before the last glaciation. It is argued in this paper that they were formed in late‐glacial times, mainly during the Loch Lomond (Upper Dryas) Readvance. The fea...

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Published in:Boreas
Main Author: SISSONS, J. BRIAN
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1974
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1502-3885.1974.tb00826.x
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Summary:A pronouaced raised reck platform and cliff that occur on part of the west coast of Scotland ale generally considered to have been formed before the last glaciation. It is argued in this paper that they were formed in late‐glacial times, mainly during the Loch Lomond (Upper Dryas) Readvance. The features arc correlated with an extensive buried and/or submerged marine erosion feature in South‐East Scotland. It is also suggested that the Scottish features correlate with the ‘Main line’ (P 12 shoreline) of northern Norway.