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VIII.—Raised Shorelines Associated with the Perth Readvance in the Forth Valley and their Relation to Glacial Isostasy*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 July 2012

J. B. Sissons  and
D. E. Smith
J. B. Sissons
Affiliation:
Department of Geography, University of Edinburgh.
D. E. Smith
Affiliation:
Department of Geography, University of Edinburgh.
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Synopsis

Detailed mapping and accurate levelling of fluvioglacial and raised marine features in the Forth Valley between Stirling and Burntisland show that the most conspicuous late-glacial raised beaches of this area are associated with the Perth Readvance and possess a marked gradient down the Forth Valley. The relation of the raised beaches to fluvioglacial deposits is described and discussed and this leads to the conclusion that the Perth Readvance resulted in a renewed downwarping of the land, the response to glacial loading and unloading being immediate and rapid.

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Research Article
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Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of The Royal Society of Edinburgh , Volume 66 , Issue 8 , 1965 , pp. 143 - 168
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1965

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