Sites where the Hoy Tephra has been described and geochemically analysed

Tephrabase has found the Hoy Tephra at 4 sites.

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Site Name Profile Area/Country Latitude Longitude Grid Ref Alt (m) Geochemistry
Ballynahone Core 1 County Londonderry, Northern Ireland 54.8000°N 6.6300°W H875955 40 View data
Garvaghullion Core 1 County Tyrone, Northern Ireland 54.6330°N 7.4330°W H365768 80 View data
Keiths Peat Bank Profile 1 Hoy, Orkney Islands, Scotland 58.8120°N 3.2670°W ND272922 65 View data
Loch Farlary Y25 Sutherland, Scotland 58.0162°N 4.0763°W NC774048 205 View data

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This Tephrabase search was made on 5/7/2025 at 09:10:48 local time, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.