Tephrabase has found 184 sites in Europe.
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| Site Name | Area | Latitude | Longitude | Grid Reference | Altitude (m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vallensgård Mose | Bornholm (Denmark) | 55.1372°N | 14.9133°E | n/a | n/a |
| Fenton Cottage | Lancashire (England) | 53.9000°N | 2.9200°W | SD404450 | 8.9 |
| Fleet Moss | Pennines (England) | 54.2500°N | 2.2000°W | SD862834 | 560 |
| Harthope Moss | Pennines (England) | 54.7000°N | 2.2000°W | NY862347 | 610 |
| Malham Moss | North Yorkshire (England) | 54.0970°N | 2.1730°W | SD887668 | 380 |
| Malham Tarn (lake site) | North Yorkshire (England) | 54.0960°N | 2.1650°W | SD891667 | 380 |
| Roman Lode | Devon (England) | 51.1294°N | 3.7835°W | SS753382 | n/a |
| Rough Tor South | Cornwall (England) | 50.5900°N | 4.6300°W | n/a | 290 |
| Walton Moss | Cumbria (England) | 54.9952°N | 2.7671°W | NY 5102 6700 | 100 |
| Brúnavatn (lake site) | Streymoy (Faroe Islands) | 62.0695°N | 6.8558°W | 260 | |
| Eiði | Eysturoy (Faroe Islands) | 62.3000°N | 7.0833°W | 5 | |
| Havnardalsmyren | Streymoy (Faroe Islands) | 62.0167°N | 6.8333°W | n/a | |
| Hovsdalur | Suduroy (Faroe Islands) | 61.5000°N | 6.7830°W | n/a | 185 |
| Høvdarhagi bog | Sandoy (Faroe Islands) | 61.9000°N | 6.9170°W | 5 | |
| Mjáuvøtn (lake site) | Streymoy (Faroe Islands) | 62.1279°N | 7.0022°W | 77 | |
| Saksunarvatn (lake site) | Streymoy (Faroe Islands) | 62.2405°N | 7.1561°W | n/a | n/a |
| Skaelingsvatn | Streymoy (Faroe Islands) | 62.0270°N | 6.8330°W | n/a | 300 |
| Starvatn (lake site) | Eysturoy (Faroe Islands) | 62.0837°N | 6.7167°W | n/a | |
| Stóravatn (lake site) | Streymoy (Faroe Islands) | 62.0709°N | 6.8603°W | 260 | |
| Tjørnuvík | Streymoy (Faroe Islands) | 62.2890°N | 7.1450°W | n/a | 5 |
| Lac de Sewen | Alsace (France) | 47.8117°N | 6.8972°E | 46 41 51, 008 32 57 | 500 |
| Lake Lautrey | Jura (France) | 46.5869°N | 5.8775°E | n/a | 788 |
| Lake Onoz | Jura (France) | 46.4764°N | 5.6539°E | n/a | 560 |
| Marais de la Maxe | Alsace (France) | 48.4550°N | 7.1244°E | n/a | 656 |
| Bettenroder Berg IX | Niedersachsen (Germany) | 51.4578°N | 10.0089°E | n/a | n/a |
| Daaden | Rheinland-Pfalz (Germany) | 50.7367°N | 7.9597°E | n/a | n/a |
| Daschower Moor | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Germany) | 53.5078°N | 12.1561°E | n/a | n/a |
| Herbstlabyrinth-Adventhöhle-System | Hessen (Germany) | 50.6833°N | 8.2039°E | n/a | n/a |
| Hochmoor Kieshof | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Germany) | 54.1272°N | 13.3392°E | 6000750, 4587700 | n/a |
| Jardelunder Moor | Schleswig-Holstein (Germany) | 54.8200°N | 9.2300°E | n/a | n/a |
| Langes Fenn (Potsdam) | Brandenburg (Germany) | 52.3428°N | 12.7897°E | n/a | n/a |
| Paddenluch | Brandenburg (Germany) | 52.4845°N | 13.8060°E | n/a | n/a |
| Tiefer See (lake site) | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Germany) | 53.5917°N | 12.5300°E | n/a | 63 |
| Wingertsberg | Rheinland-Pfalz (Germany) | 50.3792°N | 7.3456°E | n/a | n/a |
| Zerrinsee bei Qualzow | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Germany) | 53.3133°N | 12.8500°E | n/a | n/a |
| Afangagil | North of Hekla, Rangarvallasysla (Iceland) | 64.0990°N | 19.5920°W | n/a | 350 |
| Audkula | Svinadalur, Austur-Hunavatnasysla (Iceland) | 65.5000°N | 20.0400°W | n/a | 200 |
| B997-329PC (marine site) | Reykjarfjördur, Húnaflói (Iceland) | 65.9670°N | 21.2990°W | n/a | 0 |
| B997-335PC (marine site) | Djúpáll (Iceland) | 66.6870°N | 24.1780°W | n/a | 0 |
| Berufjarðarvatn | Vestfirðir (Iceland) | 65.5511°N | 22.1005°W | n/a | 51.1 |
| Eystriheidi | Vestur-Skaftafellssysla (Iceland) | 63.5180°N | 19.3680°W | n/a | 130 |
| Gigjokull | Rangarvallasysla (Iceland) | 63.6798°N | 19.6145°W | n/a | 230 |
| Helluvaðstjörn (lake site) | Mývatnsveit (Iceland) | 65.5724°N | 17.1812°W | n/a | 310 |
| Hlöðuvík 3 (HD3) | Hornstrandir, Vestfirðir (Iceland) | 66.4161°N | 22.6476°W | n/a | 18 |
| Hríshóll 1 | Vestfirðir (Iceland) | 65.5396°N | 22.0919°W | n/a | 79.1 |
| Hríshóll 2 | Vestfirðir (Iceland) | 65.5427°N | 22.0846°W | n/a | 94.1 |
| Hríshólsvatn | Vestfirðir (Iceland) | 65.5305°N | 22.0771°W | n/a | 41.1 |
| Kalfafell | Kalfafellsheidi, Vestur-Skaftafellsysla (Iceland) | 63.9500°N | 17.6670°W | n/a | 125 |
| Ketilsstaðir | Mýrdalshreppur (Iceland) | 63.4336°N | 19.1663°W | 90 | |
| Langimyri | Svinadalur, Austur-Hunavatnasysla (Iceland) | 65.5050°N | 19.9500°W | n/a | 128 |
| Litlidalur | Svinadalur, Austur-Hunavatnasysla (Iceland) | 65.4900°N | 19.9600°W | n/a | 150 |
| MD99-2269 (marine site) | Húnaflóadjúp (Iceland) | 66.6260°N | 20.8530°W | n/a | 0 |
| Mýrar 1 (MY1) | Heggstaðanes (Iceland) | 65.3042°N | 21.0400°W | n/a | 58 |
| Orrastaðir | Svinadalur, Austur-Hunavatnasysla (Iceland) | 65.5491°N | 20.1593°W | n/a | 130 |
| Paela | Rangarvallasysla (Iceland) | 63.9520°N | 19.8330°W | n/a | 660 |
| RS112 | Skaftártunga, Skaftárhreppur (Iceland) | 63.7270°N | 18.5952°W | n/a | 155 |
| RS152 | Skaftártunga, Skaftárhreppur (Iceland) | 63.6783°N | 18.5481°W | n/a | 212 |
| RS17 | Skaftártunga, Skaftárhreppur (Iceland) | 63.8706°N | 18.5851°W | n/a | 365 |
| RS179 | Skaftártunga, Skaftárhreppur (Iceland) | 63.7850°N | 18.5306°W | n/a | 242 |
| RS20 | Skaftártunga, Skaftárhreppur (Iceland) | 63.8136°N | 18.5750°W | n/a | 234 |
| RS27 | Skaftártunga, Skaftárhreppur (Iceland) | 63.6343°N | 18.5017°W | n/a | 58 |
| RS49 | Skaftártunga, Skaftárhreppur (Iceland) | 63.8114°N | 18.7220°W | n/a | 461 |
| RS56 | Skaftártunga, Skaftárhreppur (Iceland) | 63.6737°N | 18.6495°W | n/a | 140 |
| RS87 | Skaftártunga, Skaftárhreppur (Iceland) | 63.6540°N | 18.5450°W | n/a | 211 |
| Rekavík bak Látrum (REK1) | Hornstrandir, Vestfirðir (Iceland) | 66.4083°N | 23.0073°W | n/a | 19 |
| Reykjanes 10 (RK10) (lake site) | Reykjanes-Laugardalur, Vestfirðir (Iceland) | 65.9054°N | 22.4297°W | n/a | 17 |
| Sandavatn 1 (SN1) | Heggstaðanes, Vestfirðir (Iceland) | 65.3375°N | 20.9897°W | n/a | 51 |
| Sandavatn 2 (SN2) | Heggstaðanes, Vestfirðir (Iceland) | 65.3377°N | 20.9872°W | n/a | 47 |
| Slettadalur | Svinadalur, Austur-Hunavatnasysla (Iceland) | 65.5050°N | 19.9500°W | n/a | 131 |
| Snidanes | East of Askja, Nordur-Mulasysla (Iceland) | 65.0800°N | 16.0300°W | n/a | 680 |
| Solheimahals | Svinadalur, Austur-Hunavatnasysla (Iceland) | 65.5320°N | 20.0560°W | n/a | 145 |
| Svinadalur | Svinadalur, Austur-Hunavatnasysla (Iceland) | 65.5000°N | 20.0700°W | n/a | 130 |
| Svinafell | Austur Skaltafellssysla (Iceland) | 63.9783°N | 16.8436°W | n/a | 200 |
| Tungunesmuli | Svinadalur, Austur-Hunavatnasysla (Iceland) | 65.5110°N | 19.9560°W | n/a | 140 |
| Vatnsfjarðarháls 1 (VAT1) | Vatnsfjarðarnes, Vestfirðir (Iceland) | 65.9637°N | 22.5196°W | n/a | 22 |
| Álfhóll 1 (AH1) | Heggstaðanes (Iceland) | 65.2943°N | 20.9304°W | n/a | 70 |
| Álfhóll 2 (AH2) | Heggstaðanes (Iceland) | 65.2934°N | 20.9330°W | n/a | 68 |
| All Saints Bog | County Offaly (Ireland) | 53.1500°N | 7.9830°W | N012 113 | 42 |
| An Loch Mór, Inis Oírr (lake site) | Aran Islands, County Galway (Ireland) | 53.0593°N | 9.5074°W | L990020 | 10 |
| Ballygisheen Bog | County Kerry (Ireland) | 51.9667°N | 9.9000°W | V695 814 | 150 |
| Barnesmore | County Donegal (Ireland) | 54.7000°N | 7.9830°W | H0184 | 100 |
| Clara Bog | County Offaly (Ireland) | 53.3170°N | 7.6330°W | n/a | 80 |
| Liffey Head Bog | County Wicklow (Ireland) | 53.1500°N | 6.2833°W | O142 134 | 500 |
| Lollymore | County Kildare (Ireland) | 53.3000°N | 6.9670°W | N6928 | 80 |
| Mallin Head | County Donegal (Ireland) | 55.2800°N | 7.2500°W | C248449 | 8 |
| Moneyvea | County Galway (Ireland) | 53.3670°N | 8.6830°W | M5435 | 50 |
| Owenbeg | County Sligo (Ireland) | 54.2500°N | 8.9000°W | G140333 | 50 |
| Portmagee | County Kerry (Ireland) | 51.8767°N | 10.3680°W | V3772 | 5 |
| Lago Piccolo di Avigliana | Turin (Italy) | 45.0539°N | 7.3942°E | n/a | n/a |
| Ballynahone | County Londonderry (Northern Ireland) | 54.8000°N | 6.6300°W | H875955 | 40 |
| Ballynahone 2 | County Londonderry (Northern Ireland) | 54.8235°N | 6.6626°W | H860981 | 42 |
| Black Bog | County Tyrone (Northern Ireland) | 54.6733°N | 7.0164°W | H860981 | 165 |
| Claraghmore Bog | County Tyrone (Northern Ireland) | 54.6330°N | 7.4540°W | n/a | 78 |
| Claraghmore Lake (lake site) | County Tyrone (Northern Ireland) | 54.6310°N | 7.4500°W | n/a | 78 |
| Dead Island Bog | County Londonderry (Northern Ireland) | 54.8869°N | 6.5498°W | C931053 | 41 |
| Derryloughan | County Tyrone (Northern Ireland) | 54.5170°N | 6.5830°W | H190648 | 16 |
| Fallahogy Bog | County Londonderry (Northern Ireland) | 54.9120°N | 6.5620°W | C922081 | 46 |
| Fallahogy I | County Londonderry (Northern Ireland) | 54.9113°N | 6.5630°W | C922080 | 46 |
| Fallahogy II | County Londonderry (Northern Ireland) | 54.9122°N | 6.5630°W | C922081 | 46 |
| Garron Plateau | County Antrim (Northern Ireland) | 55.0023°N | 6.0627°W | D240189 | 335 |
| Garry Bog | County Antrim (Northern Ireland) | 55.1083°N | 6.5278°W | C940305 | 32 |
| Garry Bog 2 | County Antrim (Northern Ireland) | 55.1130°N | 6.5275°W | C940305 | 50 |
| Garvaghullion | County Tyrone (Northern Ireland) | 54.6330°N | 7.4330°W | H365768 | 80 |
| Glen West | County Fermanagh (Northern Ireland) | 54.4077°N | 8.0470°W | G9751 | 90 |
| Gortahurk | County Fermanagh (Northern Ireland) | 54.3170°N | 7.8170°W | H124407 | 225 |
| Lough Naman Bog | County Fermanagh (Northern Ireland) | 54.4391°N | 7.8852°W | H075545 | 218 |
| Meenadoan Bog | County Tyrone (Northern Ireland) | 54.5940°N | 7.6232°W | H244718 | 207 |
| Moneygal Bog | County Tyrone (Northern Ireland) | 54.7423°N | 7.6312°W | n/a | 128 |
| Pettigoe Plateau | County Fermanagh (Northern Ireland) | 54.5335°N | 7.9853°W | H010650 | 115 |
| Slieveanorra | County Antrim (Northern Ireland) | 55.0730°N | 6.2280°W | D132265 | 290 |
| Sluggan Bog | County Antrim (Northern Ireland) | 54.7650°N | 6.2931°W | J 099921 | 50 |
| Tattenamona Bog | County Fermanagh (Northern Ireland) | 54.2762°N | 7.7167°W | H185364 | 60 |
| Borge | Vestvågøy, Lofoten (Norway) | 68.2470°N | 13.7420°E | 18 | |
| Bødalsvatnett (lake site) | Vestvågøy, Lofoten (Norway) | 68.3187°N | 13.9407°E | 37 | |
| Dekkjavatn (lake site) | Ørskog (Norway) | 62.4947°N | 6.7774°E | n/a | 72.3 |
| Dimnamyra | Dimnøya (Norway) | 62.3203°N | 5.8014°E | n/a | 32 |
| Gjølvatn (lake site) | Sula, near Ålesund (Norway) | 62.4285°N | 6.2492°E | n/a | 38 |
| Lerstadvatn (lake site) | Oksenøya, near Ålesund (Norway) | 62.4678°N | 6.3030°E | n/a | n/a |
| Saudedalsmyra | Sula near Alesund (Norway) | 62.4298°N | 6.2370°E | n/a | 40 |
| Skjervikmyra | Spjelkavik (Norway) | 62.4889°N | 6.4096°E | n/a | 22 |
| Lake Czechowskie (lake site) | Pojezierze Pomorskie (Poland) | 53.8700°N | 18.2350°E | n/a | 108 |
| Lake Medvedeskoye | Karelian Isthmus (Russia) | 60.3190°N | 29.5410°E | n/a | 102 |
| Lake Pastorskoye | Karelian Isthmus (Russia) | 60.1370°N | 30.0240°E | n/a | 76 |
| Abernethy Forest | Highland (Scotland) | 57.2360°N | 3.7102°W | 225 | |
| Bad a' Cheo | Caithness, Highland (Scotland) | 58.4319°N | 3.4316°W | ND 16500 50174 | n/a |
| Ben Eighe | Highland (Scotland) | 57.6300°N | 5.3000°W | NF023629 | 20 |
| Ben Gorm Moss | Skye (Scotland) | 57.6096°N | 6.3012°W | NG 143189 865888 | 452 |
| Borrobol | Caithness, Highland (Scotland) | 58.1580°N | 3.8330°W | NC916194 | 106 |
| Catanach | Caithness, Highland (Scotland) | 58.4159°N | 3.7031°W | ND 00605 48769 | 185 |
| Craigmaud Moss | Aberdeenshire (Scotland) | 57.6177°N | 2.1983°W | NJ 882 586 | n/a |
| Cross Lochs | Caithness, Highland (Scotland) | 58.3707°N | 3.9661°W | NC85095 44154 | 220 |
| Crudale Meadow | Orkney (Scotland) | 59.0168°N | 3.3052°W | HY251151 | 10 |
| Dallican Water (lake site) | Shetland (Scotland) | 60.3874°N | 1.0966°W | HU498674 | n/a |
| Druim Loch | Skye (Scotland) | 57.3971°N | 6.1747°W | n/a | |
| Dunadd (Mòine Mhór) | Argyll and Bute (Scotland) | 56.0862°N | 5.4864°W | NR 8318 9363 | 6 |
| Glen Garry | Highland (Scotland) | 57.0800°N | 5.1000°W | NH130036 | 510 |
| Inverlair | Inverness-shire (Scotland) | 56.8820°N | 4.7290°W | NN 33800 80048 | 170 |
| Kebister | Shetland (Scotland) | 60.1800°N | 1.1600°W | HU463459 | 30 |
| Keiths Peat Bank | Hoy, Orkney Islands (Scotland) | 58.8120°N | 3.2670°W | ND272922 | 65 |
| Lairg AG3 | Sutherland (Scotland) | 57.9800°N | 4.4000°W | NC584019 | 100 |
| Lairg AG4 | Sutherland (Scotland) | 57.9800°N | 4.3800°W | NC589022 | 152 |
| Langlands Moss | South Lanarkshire (Scotland) | 55.8480°N | 4.7755°W | NS 2634 6513 | n/a |
| Loch Ashik | Skye (Scotland) | 57.2415°N | 5.8285°W | n/a | |
| Loch Farlary | Sutherland (Scotland) | 58.0162°N | 4.0763°W | NC774048 | 205 |
| Loch Leir | Caithness (Scotland) | 58.3600°N | 3.7800°W | NC956460 | 180 |
| Loch Portain | North Uist, Western Isles (Scotland) | 57.6330°N | 7.1000°W | NF950724 | 20 |
| Loch an t'Suidhe | Isle of Mull (Scotland) | 56.3127°N | 6.2537°W | n/a | |
| Longbridge Moss | Dumfries and Galloway (Scotland) | 55.0064°N | 3.4867°W | NY 050690 | 15 |
| Mallachie Moss | Strathspey (Scotland) | 57.7914°N | 4.9132°W | NH 2693 8170 | n/a |
| New Pitsligo | Grampian (Scotland) | 57.5920°N | 2.1330°W | NJ920557 | 100 |
| Quoloo Meadow | Orkney (Scotland) | 59.0671°N | 3.3089°W | n/a | 15 |
| Roundhill | Grampian (Scotland) | 57.6080°N | 2.1750°W | NJ895575 | 100 |
| Shirgarton Moss | Stirling (Scotland) | 55.8884°N | 4.7766°W | NS 2645 6963 | n/a |
| Slethill | Caithness (Scotland) | 58.3800°N | 3.8300°W | NC939459 | 180 |
| Station Hill, Altnabreac | Caithness (Scotland) | 58.3800°N | 3.7000°W | ND001459 | 160 |
| Temple Hill Moss | Midlothian (Scotland) | 55.8372°N | 3.4170°W | NT 3113 6613 | 294 |
| Tore Hill Moss | Strathspey (Scotland) | 57.7934°N | 4.8625°W | NH 2995 8179 | n/a |
| Tynaspirit West | Perthshire (Scotland) | 56.2190°N | 4.1670°W | NN666407 | 25 |
| Whitrig Bog | The Scottish Borders (Scotland) | 55.6010°N | 2.6000°W | NT622349 | 167 |
| Barackmossen | Dalarna (Sweden) | 60.0417°N | 14.6667°E | n/a | 275 |
| Degerö Stormyr | (Sweden) | 64.1810°N | 19.5640°E | n/a | 270 |
| Fågelmossen | Östergötland (Sweden) | 58.1310°N | 15.5990°E | 170 | |
| Fågelmossen | Värmland (Sweden) | 59.5330°N | 12.1670°E | n/a | |
| Hässeldala port | Blekinge (Sweden) | 56.2670°N | 15.0500°E | 60 | |
| Högstorpsmossen | Östergötland (Sweden) | 57.9550°N | 15.6860°E | 220 | |
| Klocka Bog | Jämtland (Sweden) | 63.3083°N | 12.4833°E | 526 | |
| Kortlandamossen | Värmland (Sweden) | 59.8460°N | 12.2640°E | n/a | 123 |
| Kältorpsmossen | (Sweden) | 59.2948°N | 18.1764°E | n/a | 100 |
| Lake Furskogstjärnet (lake site) | Värmland (Sweden) | 59.3805°N | 12.0803°E | n/a | 137.3 |
| Lake Getvaltjärnen (lake site) | Jämtland (Sweden) | 63.2055°N | 12.3017°E | n/a | 1155 |
| Lake Götesjön | Dalsland (Sweden) | 58.6690°N | 12.3390°E | n/a | 65 |
| Lake Madtjarn | Kroppefjall, Dalsland (Sweden) | 58.5830°N | 12.1670°E | n/a | 135 |
| Lake Mötterudstjärnet (lake site) | Värmland (Sweden) | 59.6392°N | 12.6683°E | n/a | 89 |
| Lake Spåime (lake site) | Jämtland (Sweden) | 63.1135°N | 12.3205°E | n/a | 887 |
| Lake Svartkälsjärn (lake site) | (Sweden) | 64.2640°N | 19.5520°E | n/a | 260 |
| Mosstakanmossen | Värmland (Sweden) | 59.6250°N | 12.1333°E | n/a | n/a |
| Sammakovuoma Lake (lake site) | (Sweden) | 66.9920°N | 21.5000°E | n/a | 237 |
| Sammakovuoma Peatland | (Sweden) | 66.9950°N | 21.4570°E | n/a | 237 |
| Skallajult | Blekinge (Sweden) | 56.2330°N | 15.5000°E | 50 | |
| Stor Åmyrân | northern Sweden (Sweden) | 63.7330°N | 20.0100°E | n/a | n/a |
| Ulvåmossen | Värmland (Sweden) | 60.2056°N | 12.6583°E | n/a | 215 |
| Vallmyren | Jämtland (Sweden) | 62.7167°N | 14.7167°E | n/a | |
| Gerzensee | Bern (Switzerland) | 46.8308°N | 7.5467°E | n/a | 603 |
| Cors Fochno (Borth Bog) | Ceredigion (Wales) | 52.5000°N | 4.0100°W | n/a | 6 |
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This Tephrabase search was made on 4/7/2025 at 21:42:17 local time, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.