Campbell, S., Scourse, J.D., Hunt, C.O., Keen, D.H. & Stephens, N. 1998. Quaternary of South-West England. Geological Conservation Review Series No. 14, JNCC, Peterborough, ISBN 0 412 78930 2. The original source material for these web pages has been made available by the JNCC under the Open Government Licence 3.0. Full details in the JNCC Open Data Policy

Quaternary of South-West England

Contents

Title page and preliminaries

Contributors

Acknowledgements

Access to the Countryside

Preface

1 Introduction to the Quaternary

Introduction

The character of the Quaternary

Climate change in the Quaternary

The deep-sea record

Subdividing the Quaternary

The history of the ice ages

British Quaternary environments

The challenge for Quaternary science

2 The geomorphological evolution and Quaternary history of South-West England: a rationale for the selection and conservation of sites

The principles and methodology of the Geological Conservation Review

Introduction

Site selection guidelines and site networks

The geomorphological and Quaternary evolution of South-West England: a synthesis

The pre-Quaternary inheritance

Quaternary events prior to the Devensian Stage

The Devensian Stage

The Devensian late-glacial and Holocene

3 Pre-Quaternary and long-term landscape evolution

The pre-Quaternary inheritance

Beer Quarry

St Agnes Beacon

4 Granite landscapes

Introduction

Granite landforms and weathering products

Merrivale

Believer Quarry

Two Bridges Quarry

Devensian late-glacial and Holocene environmental history

Hawks Tor

Dozmary Pool

Blacklane Brook

Black Ridge Brook

5 Pleistocene cave sequences

Introduction

Kent's Cavern

Tornewton Cave

Chudleigh Caves

Joint Mitnor Cave

6 The Quaternary history of the Dorset, south Devon and Cornish coasts

Introduction

Portland Bill

Hope's Nose and Thatcher Rock

Start Point to Prawle Point

Pendower

Porth Nanven

Boscawen

Porthleven

Godrevy

Trebetherick Point

7 The Quaternary history of north Devon and west Somerset

Introduction

Brannam's Clay Pit

Fremington Quay

The Croyde–Saunton Coast

Westward Ho!

The Valley of Rocks

Doniford

The Chains

8 The Quaternary history of the Isles of Scilly

Introduction

Porthloo, St Mary's

Watermill Cove, St Mary's

Old Man, Gugh, St Agnes

Peninnis Head, St Mary's

Porth Seal, St Martin's

Bread and Cheese Cove, St Martin's

Chad Girt, White Island, St Martin's

Northward Bight, St Martin's

Battery (Castle Down), Tresco

Castle Porth, Tresco

Higher Moors, St Mary's

9 The Quaternary history of the Somerset lowland, Mendip Hills and adjacent areas

Introduction

(A) Sites relating to the extra-glacial development of the Somerset lowland and adjacent areas

Langport Railway Cutting

Greylake (No. 2 Quarry)

Hurcott Farm

Portfield

Low Ham

Broom Gravel Pit

(B) Colluvial and fan-gravel sites in Mendip and adjacent areas

Middle Hope

Brean Down

Bourne

Wookey Station

10 The Quaternary history of the Avon Valley and Bristol district

Introduction

(A) Glaciation of the Bristol district

Court Hill

Bath University

Nightingale Valley

Bleadon Hill

Kennpier

Yew Tree Farm

Kenn Church

Weston-in-Gordano

(B) River terraces and landscape development

Ham Green

Newton St Loe

Stidham Farm

Hampton Rocks Cutting

Holly Lane

References

Index

Figures and tables

Tables