Tephrabase has found the Hekla 1947 Tephra at 22 sites.
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| Site Name | Profile | Area/Country | Latitude | Longitude | Grid Ref | Alt (m) | Geochemistry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roman Lode | Roman Lode | Devon, England | 51.1294°N | 3.7835°W | SS753382 | n/a | View data |
| Gigjokull | Pit 1 | Rangarvallasysla, Iceland | 63.6798°N | 19.6145°W | n/a | 230 | View data |
| All Saints Bog | ASB | County Offaly, Ireland | 53.1500°N | 7.9830°W | N012 113 | 42 | View data |
| Ballygisheen Bog | BGB | County Kerry, Ireland | 51.9667°N | 9.9000°W | V695 814 | 150 | View data |
| Clara Bog | Core 1 | County Offaly, Ireland | 53.3170°N | 7.6330°W | n/a | 80 | View data |
| Liffey Head Bog | LHB | County Wicklow, Ireland | 53.1500°N | 6.2833°W | O142 134 | 500 | View data |
| Ballynahone 2 | Ballynahone | County Londonderry, Northern Ireland | 54.8235°N | 6.6626°W | H860981 | 42 | View data |
| Black Bog | Black | County Tyrone, Northern Ireland | 54.6733°N | 7.0164°W | H860981 | 165 | View data |
| Dead Island Bog | Dead Island Centre Core | County Londonderry, Northern Ireland | 54.8869°N | 6.5498°W | C931053 | 41 | View data |
| Fallahogy Bog | Core A | County Londonderry, Northern Ireland | 54.9120°N | 6.5620°W | C922081 | 46 | View data |
| Fallahogy I | Fallahogy I | County Londonderry, Northern Ireland | 54.9113°N | 6.5630°W | C922080 | 46 | View data |
| Fallahogy II | Fallahogy I | County Londonderry, Northern Ireland | 54.9122°N | 6.5630°W | C922081 | 46 | View data |
| Garron Plateau | Garron | County Antrim, Northern Ireland | 55.0023°N | 6.0627°W | D240189 | 335 | View data |
| Garry Bog 2 | Garry Bog 2 | County Antrim, Northern Ireland | 55.1130°N | 6.5275°W | C940305 | 50 | View data |
| Lough Naman Bog | Naman | County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland | 54.4391°N | 7.8852°W | H075545 | 218 | View data |
| Meenadoan Bog | Meedadoan | County Tyrone, Northern Ireland | 54.5940°N | 7.6232°W | H244718 | 207 | View data |
| Moneygal Bog | Monegal | County Tyrone, Northern Ireland | 54.7423°N | 7.6312°W | n/a | 128 | View data |
| Pettigoe Plateau | Pettigoe | County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland | 54.5335°N | 7.9853°W | H010650 | 115 | View data |
| Slieveanorra | Slieveanorra centre | County Antrim, Northern Ireland | 55.0730°N | 6.2280°W | D132265 | 290 | View data |
| Tattenamona Bog | Tattenamona | County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland | 54.2762°N | 7.7167°W | H185364 | 60 | View data |
| Dunadd (Mòine Mhór) | Core 2 | Argyll and Bute, Scotland | 56.0862°N | 5.4864°W | NR 8318 9363 | 6 | View data |
| Cors Fochno (Borth Bog) | CF | Ceredigion, Wales | 52.5000°N | 4.0100°W | n/a | 6 | View data |
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This Tephrabase search was made on 5/7/2025 at 09:17:32 local time, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.