Barron, H. F., Browne, M. A. E. and Finlayson, A. 2005. West Lothian Geodiversity. British Geological Survey Commissioned Report, CR/06/008N. 190pp.

WLGS 50 Easter Inch Moss [NT 001 667] (Figure 157), (Figure 158), (Figure 159), (Figure 160)

Other designations: WS (Easter Inch Moss Moss); GCNS (Easter Inch A & B)

WLC site description

Part of the Quaternary deposits, landscapes and soils sites

This site 3 km south-east of Bathgate and adjacent to Seafield Law is a good example of a lowland raised bog. There is some evidence of damage from past domestic peat cutting. Easter Inch Moss is 500 m west of Seafield Law (WLGS 6) [NT 005 667]. The main geodiversity interest is the peat soil; there is also potential for pollen records to help elucidate the depostional and climatic history of the area after the last glaciation.

(Figure 157) View west-south-west from Seafield Law to Easter Inch Moss [NT 0010 6666] (WLGS 50).

(Figure 158) View west-south-west from Seafield Law to Easter Inch Moss [NT 0010 6666] (WLGS 50).

(Figure 159) Seafield Law from Easter Inch Moss from [NT 0010 6666] (WLGS 50).

(Figure 160) Peat on Easter Inch Moss [NT 0010 6666] (WLGS 50).