Late Quaternary paraglacial sedimentation in the Macgillycuddy's Reeks, southwest Ireland

Authors

  • Ed Anderson Bede College, Stockton on Tees, U.K.
  • Stephan Harrison School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, U.K.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55650/igj.2006.151

Abstract

Talus slopes in the Curraghmore cirque basin in the Macgillycuddy's Reeks have developed since the end of the Glenavy Stadial (Last Glacial Maximum; MIS 2). The site lay outside Younger Dryas glacier limits and, as a result, thick rockfall and debris flow accumulations form a significant landform assemblage draping lower hillslopes. Rockwall retreat rates since icesheet deglaciation average 0.08mm per year, and 0.2mm per year up to the beginning of the Holocene.

Published

2014-05-04

How to Cite

Anderson, E., & Harrison, S. (2014). Late Quaternary paraglacial sedimentation in the Macgillycuddy’s Reeks, southwest Ireland. Irish Geography, 39(1), 69–77. https://doi.org/10.55650/igj.2006.151

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