Talus rock glaciers in the Cairngorm Mountains

• Published in: Scottish Geographical Journal
• Main Author: Ballantyne, Colin
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Cairngorm Mountains; Lateglacial; Paleoclimate; Permafrost; Talus rock glaciers; Loch Lomond; Ice; permafrost
• Online Access: https://research-portal.st-andrews.ac.uk/en/researchoutput/talus-rock-glaciers-in-the-cairngorm-mountains(6c92d862-0739-43e9-a804-76b8abd391f7).html; https://doi.org/10.1080/14702541.2024.2321880; https://research-repository.st-andrews.ac.uk/bitstream/10023/29362/1/Ballantyne_2024_ScotGJ_Talus-rock-glaciers_CC.pdf

Although several relict talus rock glaciers (TRGs) of Lateglacial age have been identified in the British Isles, all have been refuted by some authors and their absence attributed to the lack of permafrost. The evidence provided by palaeoclimatic reconstructions and periglacial features, however, im...