The altitude of the last ice sheet in Caithness and east Sutherland, northern Scotland

• Published in: Scottish Journal of Geology
• Main Authors: Ballantyne, C. K., Hall, A. M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: ET-AL. 2002; GLACIAL MAXIMUM; PERIGLACIAL TRIMLINES; NORTHWEST SCOTLAND; COSMOGENIC BE-10; GREAT-BRITAIN; BRITISH-ISLES; SCOTTISH PERSPECTIVE; FORMER NUNATAKS; EXPOSURE AGES; Sutherland; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: https://research-portal.st-andrews.ac.uk/en/researchoutput/the-altitude-of-the-last-ice-sheet-in-caithness-and-east-sutherland-northern-scotland(e9771600-ca2b-46ef-ba6e-8122367e9ca8).html; https://doi.org/10.1144/sjg44020169; http://www.landforms.eu/Caithness/library/CKB_AMH2008.pdf

On the mountains of southern Caithness and east Sutherland, geomorphological evidence for the upper limit of glacial erosion implies that, at the last glacial maximum (LGM), warm-based erosive ice extended up to altitudes of 410-600 m. Above the upper limit of glacial erosion is a cover of frost-wea...