Haggart, Bruce Andrew ORCID: 0000-0001-7047-1674 (1988) The stratigraphy, depositional environment and dating of a possible tidal surge deposit in the Beauly Firth area, northeast Scotland. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 66 (3-4). pp. 215-230. ISSN 0031-0182 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-0182(88)90200-3)

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Abstract

The stratigraphic setting, pollen and diatom content and radiocarbon age of a thin minerogenic layer predominantly composed of grey micaceous silty sand are described from two sites located near the head of the Beauly Firth, Scotland. The layer resulted from a short-lived incursion of marine water which flooded subtidal, intertidal saltmarsh and reedswamp environments during the mid-Holocene. Comparisons with other sites in eastern Scotland indicate this incursion may have been caused by a North Sea storm surge event of considerable magnitude.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Holocene, Beauly Firth, Scotland, North Sea storm surge, Coastal sedimentary sequences, Pollen analysis, Diatom analysis, Radiocarbon dating
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Engineering & Science > School of Science (SCI)
Last Modified:	17 Oct 2016 09:13
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/12509

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