Periglacial geomorphology of summit tors on Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, SW England

Three maps are presented that portray the periglacial geomorphology of the three summit areas of Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, SW England, including Brown Willy (scale 1:2630), Kilmar/Bearah/Sharp tors (scale 1:3335) and Rough/Little Rough/Showery tors (scale 1:2175). Landform elements include castellated...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Evans, David J. A., Kalyan, Ria, Orton, Chris
Format: Dataset
Language:unknown
Published: Taylor & Francis 2017
Subjects:
Medicine
Pharmacology
Evolutionary Biology
FOS Biological sciences
59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
FOS Earth and related environmental sciences
Ecology
69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
Developmental Biology
Computational Biology
Cornwall
permafrost
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.4829104.v1
https://figshare.com/articles/Periglacial_geomorphology_of_summit_tors_on_Bodmin_Moor_Cornwall_SW_England/4829104/1
Description
Summary:Three maps are presented that portray the periglacial geomorphology of the three summit areas of Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, SW England, including Brown Willy (scale 1:2630), Kilmar/Bearah/Sharp tors (scale 1:3335) and Rough/Little Rough/Showery tors (scale 1:2175). Landform elements include castellated tors with well-developed cantilevered or precariously balanced corestones, summit blockfields, rock-fronted lobes thought to record former permafrost creep, patterned ground (stripes) and lower slope accumulations of crudely stratified growan or weathered granite residue. The altitudinal arrangement of these periglacial landforms appears to be a signature of a well-established periglacial landsystem and hence the Bodmin Moor granite massif is a suitable exemplar for a mature upland periglacial landsystem unaffected by glacierization.

Similar Items