Sites where the Glen Garry Tephra has been described and geochemically analysed

Tephrabase has found the Glen Garry Tephra at 23 sites.

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Site Name Profile Area/Country Latitude Longitude Grid Ref Alt (m) Geochemistry
Fleet Moss Fleet Moss Pennines, England 54.2500°N 2.2000°W SD862834 560 View data
Harthope Moss Harthope Moss Pennines, England 54.7000°N 2.2000°W NY862347 610 View data
Malham Moss MM North Yorkshire, England 54.0970°N 2.1730°W SD887668 380 View data
Malham Tarn
(lake site)
MT North Yorkshire, England 54.0960°N 2.1650°W SD891667 380 View data
Walton Moss WLM24 Cumbria, England 54.9952°N 2.7671°W NY 5102 6700 100 View data
Jardelunder Moor Jam Schleswig-Holstein, Germany 54.8200°N 9.2300°E n/a n/a View data
Tiefer See
(lake site)
TSK (composite profile) Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany 53.5917°N 12.5300°E n/a 63 View data
Bad a' Cheo BADO Caithness, Highland, Scotland 58.4319°N 3.4316°W ND 16500 50174 n/a View data
Ben Eighe Profile 2 Highland, Scotland 57.6300°N 5.3000°W NF023629 20 View data
Ben Gorm Moss BGM Skye, Scotland 57.6096°N 6.3012°W NG 143189 865888 452 View data
Craigmaud Moss CRM Aberdeenshire, Scotland 57.6177°N 2.1983°W NJ 882 586 n/a View data
Glen Garry Profile 1 Highland, Scotland 57.0800°N 5.1000°W NH130036 510 View data
Lairg AG3 Profile 2 Sutherland, Scotland 57.9800°N 4.4000°W NC584019 100 View data
Langlands Moss LAG South Lanarkshire, Scotland 55.8480°N 4.7755°W NS 2634 6513 n/a View data
Loch Farlary Y25 Sutherland, Scotland 58.0162°N 4.0763°W NC774048 205 View data
Mallachie Moss MAL Strathspey, Scotland 57.7914°N 4.9132°W NH 2693 8170 n/a View data
New Pitsligo Profile 1 Grampian, Scotland 57.5920°N 2.1330°W NJ920557 100 View data
Roundhill Profile 1 Grampian, Scotland 57.6080°N 2.1750°W NJ895575 100 View data
Shirgarton Moss SGM Stirling, Scotland 55.8884°N 4.7766°W NS 2645 6963 n/a View data
Slethill Profile 1 Caithness, Scotland 58.3800°N 3.8300°W NC939459 180 View data
Station Hill, Altnabreac Profile 2 Caithness, Scotland 58.3800°N 3.7000°W ND001459 160 View data
Temple Hill Moss THM Midlothian, Scotland 55.8372°N 3.4170°W NT 3113 6613 294 View data
Tore Hill Moss TOR Strathspey, Scotland 57.7934°N 4.8625°W NH 2995 8179 n/a View data

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This Tephrabase search was made on 5/7/2025 at 09:09:26 local time, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.