A 3000-year multiproxy palaeoclimate record from Killorn Moss, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Blundell, Anthony and Langdon, Peter (2023) A 3000-year multiproxy palaeoclimate record from Killorn Moss, Stirlingshire, Scotland. Mires and Peat, 29, [06]. (doi:10.19189/MaP.2022.OMB.Sc.1836954).

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Abstract

Peatlands across the United Kingdom and Europe represent an important source of palaeoenvironmental and palaeoclimatological data for the Holocene time period. Here we derive a detailed 3000-year record of inferred changes in water table from the raised bog at Killorn Moss in central Scotland, employing a multiproxy approach. Proxies are compared and contrasted, and the merits of a multiproxy approach are highlighted. Ten changes to wetter conditions supported by at least two proxies are evident at Killorn, with substantial shifts related to the Sub-boreal/Sub-atlantic transition and post Roman and Dark Age deteriorations. Inferred changes in climate are compared with a local record from another raised bog and with more geographically widespread locations highlighting corresponding events, but also evidencing the importance of robust dating.

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e-pub ahead of print date: 11 February 2023

Published date: 2023

Additional Information: Funding Information: This work was initially undertaken while ACB was funded by an NERC studentship (GT4/98/264) at the University of Southampton and more recently whilst employed at the University of Leeds. I would like to acknowledge the help and guidance of Professor Keith Barber. NERC provided radiocarbon dating through their East Kilbride facility and later dates were sourced from Beta Analytic Inc. and Chrono Queens University Belfast. Thanks especially go to Dr Normington. Publisher Copyright: © 2023, IMCG and IPS. All rights reserved.

Keywords: Holocene, climate, macrofossil, peat, testate amoebae