Tephrabase has found the Hekla 4 Tephra at 48 sites.
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| Site Name | Profile | Area/Country | Latitude | Longitude | Grid Ref | Alt (m) | Geochemistry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fenton Cottage | Core B | Lancashire, England | 53.9000°N | 2.9200°W | SD404450 | 8.9 | View data |
| Fleet Moss | Fleet Moss | Pennines, England | 54.2500°N | 2.2000°W | SD862834 | 560 | View data |
| Malham Moss | MM | North Yorkshire, England | 54.0970°N | 2.1730°W | SD887668 | 380 | View data |
| Brúnavatn (lake site) |
Brúnavatn | Streymoy, Faroe Islands | 62.0695°N | 6.8558°W | 260 | View data | |
| Eiði | Eidi Lake | Eysturoy, Faroe Islands | 62.3000°N | 7.0833°W | 5 | View data | |
| Mjáuvøtn (lake site) |
Mjauvøtn 2010 | Streymoy, Faroe Islands | 62.1279°N | 7.0022°W | 77 | View data | |
| Skaelingsvatn | Core 1 | Streymoy, Faroe Islands | 62.0270°N | 6.8330°W | n/a | 300 | View data |
| Stóravatn (lake site) |
Stóravatn | Streymoy, Faroe Islands | 62.0709°N | 6.8603°W | 260 | 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 |
| Audkula | Lower Profile | Svinadalur, Austur-Hunavatnasysla, Iceland | 65.5000°N | 20.0400°W | n/a | 200 | View data |
| Kalfafell | Loessial Profile | Kalfafellsheidi, Vestur-Skaftafellsysla, Iceland | 63.9500°N | 17.6670°W | n/a | 125 | View data |
| Orrastaðir | Sv11 (Pit 11) | Svinadalur, Austur-Hunavatnasysla, Iceland | 65.5491°N | 20.1593°W | n/a | 130 | View data |
| Solheimahals | Profile 1 | Svinadalur, Austur-Hunavatnasysla, Iceland | 65.5320°N | 20.0560°W | n/a | 145 | View data |
| Svinadalur | Profile 2 | Svinadalur, Austur-Hunavatnasysla, Iceland | 65.5000°N | 20.0700°W | n/a | 130 | View data |
| Tungunesmuli | Profile 1 | Svinadalur, Austur-Hunavatnasysla, Iceland | 65.5110°N | 19.9560°W | n/a | 140 | View data |
| Mallin Head | Monolith | County Donegal, Ireland | 55.2800°N | 7.2500°W | C248449 | 8 | View data |
| Claraghmore Bog | CLA-B | County Tyrone, Northern Ireland | 54.6330°N | 7.4540°W | n/a | 78 | View data |
| Claraghmore Lake (lake site) |
CLA-L | County Tyrone, Northern Ireland | 54.6310°N | 7.4500°W | n/a | 78 | View data |
| Dead Island Bog | Dead Island Centre Core | County Londonderry, Northern Ireland | 54.8869°N | 6.5498°W | C931053 | 41 | View data |
| Garry Bog | Core 1 | County Antrim, Northern Ireland | 55.1083°N | 6.5278°W | C940305 | 32 | View data |
| Glen West | Monolith I | County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland | 54.4077°N | 8.0470°W | G9751 | 90 | View data |
| Slieveanorra | Slieveanorra centre | County Antrim, Northern Ireland | 55.0730°N | 6.2280°W | D132265 | 290 | View data |
| Sluggan Bog | Sluggan Core A | County Antrim, Northern Ireland | 54.7650°N | 6.2931°W | J 099921 | 50 | View data |
| Borge | monolith | Vestvågøy, Lofoten, Norway | 68.2470°N | 13.7420°E | 18 | View data | |
| Bødalsvatnett (lake site) |
Bødalsvatnett | Vestvågøy, Lofoten, Norway | 68.3187°N | 13.9407°E | 37 | View data | |
| Bad a' Cheo | BADO | Caithness, Highland, Scotland | 58.4319°N | 3.4316°W | ND 16500 50174 | n/a | View data |
| Ben Gorm Moss | BGM | Skye, Scotland | 57.6096°N | 6.3012°W | NG 143189 865888 | 452 | View data |
| Catanach | CATO | Caithness, Highland, Scotland | 58.4159°N | 3.7031°W | ND 00605 48769 | 185 | View data |
| Craigmaud Moss | CRM | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | 57.6177°N | 2.1983°W | NJ 882 586 | n/a | View data |
| Cross Lochs | CRSLO | Caithness, Highland, Scotland | 58.3707°N | 3.9661°W | NC85095 44154 | 220 | View data |
| Kebister | Profile 1 | Shetland, Scotland | 60.1800°N | 1.1600°W | HU463459 | 30 | View data |
| Keiths Peat Bank | Profile 1 | Hoy, Orkney Islands, Scotland | 58.8120°N | 3.2670°W | ND272922 | 65 | View data |
| Lairg AG3 | Profile 2 | Sutherland, Scotland | 57.9800°N | 4.4000°W | NC584019 | 100 | View data |
| Loch Farlary | Y25 | Sutherland, Scotland | 58.0162°N | 4.0763°W | NC774048 | 205 | View data |
| Loch Leir | Profile 1 | Caithness, Scotland | 58.3600°N | 3.7800°W | NC956460 | 180 | View data |
| Longbridge Moss | LBM | Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland | 55.0064°N | 3.4867°W | NY 050690 | 15 | View data |
| Mallachie Moss | MAL | Strathspey, Scotland | 57.7914°N | 4.9132°W | NH 2693 8170 | n/a | View data |
| Roundhill | Profile 1 | Grampian, Scotland | 57.6080°N | 2.1750°W | NJ895575 | 100 | View data |
| Slethill | Profile 1 | Caithness, Scotland | 58.3800°N | 3.8300°W | NC939459 | 180 | View data |
| Station Hill, Altnabreac | Profile 6 | Caithness, Scotland | 58.3800°N | 3.7000°W | ND001459 | 160 | View data |
| Degerö Stormyr | SV-B | , Sweden | 64.1810°N | 19.5640°E | n/a | 270 | View data |
| Klocka Bog | Profile 1 | Jämtland, Sweden | 63.3083°N | 12.4833°E | 526 | View data | |
| Kortlandamossen | Kortlandamossen 1 | Värmland, Sweden | 59.8460°N | 12.2640°E | n/a | 123 | View data |
| Lake Furskogstjärnet (lake site) |
n/a | Värmland, Sweden | 59.3805°N | 12.0803°E | n/a | 137.3 | View data |
| Lake Svartkälsjärn (lake site) |
SV-L | , Sweden | 64.2640°N | 19.5520°E | n/a | 260 | View data |
| Sammakovuoma Lake (lake site) |
SL | , Sweden | 66.9920°N | 21.5000°E | n/a | 237 | View data |
| Ulvåmossen | Ulvåmossen | Värmland, Sweden | 60.2056°N | 12.6583°E | n/a | 215 | View data |
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This Tephrabase search was made on 5/7/2025 at 09:11:24 local time, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.