Evidence for a glacial readvance pre-dating the Loch Lomond Advance in Wester Ross
- 10 November 1979
- journal article
- Published by Geological Society of London in Scottish Journal of Geology
- Vol. 15 (4) , 271-277
- https://doi.org/10.1144/sjg15040271
Abstract
Synopsis: A series of lateral moraines and other ice-marginal features in the Wester Ross area of the NW Highlands is described. These total nearly 30 km in length, and indicate the former existence of a lobe of ice nearly 25 km in width across Lochs Gairloch and Ewe and the surrounding low ground. The ice-marginal features are interpreted as marking the limit of a glacial readvance that took place in this area sometime between the Late Devensian maximum of 17 000–18 000 B.P. and the onset of the Lateglacial Interstadial. The name Wester Ross Readvance is suggested.Keywords
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