Dynamic landscape changes in Glen Roy and vicinity, west Highland Scotland, during the Younger Dryas and early Holocene: a synthesis

• Published in: Proceedings of the Geologists' Association Vol. 128; no. 1; pp. 2 - 25
• Main Authors: Palmer, Adrian P., Lowe, J. John
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2017
• Subjects: Glaciofluvial sediments; Glen Roy; Ice-dammed lakes; Rapid climate change; Tephra layers; Varves; Younger Dryas; Varves; Glen Roy; Ice-dammed lakes; Glaciofluvial sediments; Tephra layers; Younger Dryas; Rapid climate change

This paper introduces a special issue devoted to the sequence of events in and around Glen Roy during the Loch Lomond or Younger Dryas Stadial, the short but important cold period dated to between ∼12,900 and 11,700 years ago, during which glaciers last expanded to occupy the Scottish Highlands, and...