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Gordon, J.E. and Sutherland, D.G. GCR Editor: W.A. Wimbledon. 1993. Quaternary of Scotland. Geological Conservation Review Series No. 6. JNCC, Peterborough, ISBN 0 412 48840 X. 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 Scotland

Contents

Title page and preliminaries

Contributors

Acknowledgements

Access to the countryside

Foreword

Preface

1 Introduction

Rationale for conservation and selection of Quaternary sites in Scotland Introduction to the Quaternary

2 The Quaternary in Scotland

Pre-glacial landform inheritance and the effects of glacial erosion

Quaternary events prior to the Late Devensian ice-sheet glaciation

Late Devensian ice-sheet glaciation

Lateglacial Interstadial

The Loch Lomond Stadial

The Holocene

Conclusion

3 The Shetland Islands

Introduction

4 The Orkney Islands

Introduction

Muckle Head and Selwick

Ward Hill, Enegars Corrie and Dwarfie Hamars

5 Caithness

Introduction

The glaciation of Caithness

Baile an t-Sratha

Loch of Winless

6 North-west Highlands

Introduction

Gairloch Moraine

Cnoc a'Mhoraire

Coire a'Cheud-chnoic

Corrieshalloch Gorge

Loch Sionascaig

Lochan an Druim

7 Inverness area

Introduction

Struie Channels

Kildrummie Kames

Findhorn Terraces

Munlochy Valley

8 North-east Scotland

Introduction

Hill of Longhaven Quarry

Bellscamphie and J. Jarvis

Teindland Quarry

Philorth Valley

9 Eastern Grampian Mountains

Introduction

Abernethy Forest

Allt na Feithe Sheilich

10 South-west Highlands

Introduction

Glenacardoch Point

Isle of Lismore, the Dog Stone and Clach Tholl

Moss of Achnacree and Achnaba Landforms

South Shian and Balure of Shian

Glen Roy and the Parallel Roads of Lochaber

Loch Cill an Aonghais

Eas na Broige debris cone

11 Inner Hebrides

Introduction

Beinn Shiantaidh

Western Hills of Rum

West coast of Juran

Loch an t-Suidhe

Loch Ashik (Lateglacial profile)

Loch Ashik, Loch Cleat and Loch Meodal

12 Outer Hebrides

Introduction

North-west coast of Lewis

Gleann Mòr, Hirta

13 Western Highland Boundary

Introduction

South Loch Lomond: Portnellan, Ross Priory and Claddochside

Western Forth Valley

14 Eastern Highland Boundary

Introduction

Burn of Benholm

North Esk and West Water glaciofluvial landforms

15 Fife and lower Tay

Introduction

Inchcoonans and Gallowflat

16 Western Central Lowlands

Introduction

Carstairs Kames

Clochodrick Stone

17 Lothians and Borders

Introduction

The glaciation of the Edinburgh and Lothians area

18 South-west Scotland

Introduction

Round Loch of Glenhead

Index

Figures and tables