The periglacial record in east-central Ireland
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https://doi.org/10.26485/BP/1981/28/6Keywords:
ice-wedge pseudomorphs, cryoturbations, tors, congelifluction, periglacial episodesAbstract
A variety of periglacial phenomena related to two, or possibly three, cold episodes may be recognised in east-central Ireland. Only the latest event can be dated with any accuracy because of uncertainty concerning the length of time represented by the glacial sediments which form the relative chronological framework.
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