Scotland’s First Settlers

Section 7

7.1 Late-glacial and Holocene Relative Sea-Level Change in Applecross, Raasay and eastern Skye Alastair G Dawson

7.2 Relative Sea-level Changes at Clachan Harbour, Raasay, Scottish Hebrides Sue Dawson

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7.1 Late-glacial and Holocene Relative Sea-Level Change in Applecross, Raasay and eastern Skye

• 7.1.1 Introduction
• 7.1.2 Background
  • 7.1.2.1 Glacial isostasy and eustasy
  • 7.1.2.2 Relative sea-level changes
• 7.1.3 Relative sea-level changes in Applecross, Raasay and Eastern Skye
  • 7.1.3.1 The initial high level and the subsequent fall
  • 7.1.3.2 The Younger Dryas – relative sea-level close to present
  • 7.1.3.3 The post- Younger Dryas low stand in relative sea-level
  • 7.1.3.4 The rising Holocene sea-level
  • 7.1.3.5 Aeolian sedimentation and increased storminess
• 7.1.4 Summary

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7.2 Relative Sea-level Changes at Clachan Harbour, Raasay, Scottish Hebrides

• 7.2.1 Abstract
• 7.2.2 Introduction
• 7.2.3 Isle of Raasay, Clachan Harbour
• 7.2.4 Methodology and techniques
• 7.2.5 Morphological mapping
• 7.2.6 Stratigraphical analyses
• 7.2.7 Microfossil analyses
• 7.2.8 Geomorphology
• 7.2.9 Lithostratigraphy
• 7.2.10 Biostratigraphical analyses – diatoms and pollen
• 7.2.11 Modern diatom assemblages
• 7.2.12 Pollen assemblages
• 7.2.13 Relative sea-level changes
  • 7.2.14 Relative sea-level changes: Isle of Skye
  • 7.2.15 Relative sea-level changes: Isle of Raasay
• 7.2.16 Summary

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