The Islands of Islay, Jura, Colonsay, Tiree and Coll

• Main Authors: Dawson, Alastair G., Ballantyne, Colin K.
• Other Authors: Ballantyne, Colin K, Gordon, John E
• Format: Book Part
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Science and Business Media B.V. 2021
• Subjects: Glacimarine deposits; Glacio-isostatic uplift; Machair; Medial moraine; Paraglacial rock-slope failures; Raised beaches; Rock platforms; Strandflat; High Rock; Islay; Jura; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: https://risweb.st-andrews.ac.uk/portal/en/researchoutput/the-islands-of-islay-jura-colonsay-tiree-and-coll(1726432f-f846-4991-9896-057c1adc1007).html; https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-71246-4_11; http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85114092441&partnerID=8YFLogxK

The Hebridean islands of Islay, Jura and Colonsay are mainly composed of Neoproterozoic metasedimentary rocks of the Dalradian supergroup, whereas Tiree and Coll are underlain by Archaean rocks of the Lewisian Gneiss Complex. Most of the terrain is low-lying; only the three peaks of the Paps of Jura...