This thesis comprises an investigation into the nature, chronology, and significance of
prehistoric windblown sand deposition on archaeological sites in the Orkney Islands …

Late Holocene climate fluctuations resulted in pronounced coastal change across the North
Atlantic. The transition between the stable Medieval Warm Period and the stormy Little Ice …

This thesis investigates aspects of Medieval settlement on the Coigach Peninsula, through
the study of archaeological deposits exposed in a deflating sand dune system at Achnahaird …

Coastal sand dunes are common in Britain, especially along western Atlantic coasts, and
archaeological sites are well preserved under blown sand. One of the questions is how …

Landscapes characterised by a substantial presence of aeolian (wind-blown) sand are
predominantly coastal, and range from active dunefields with high and unstable relief, to …

The rock outcrop at Sand lies some 500m back from the sea, at the head of a small sandy
bay on the west-facing coast north of Applecross (see Illustration 315, right). The shelter is …

SUMMARY The Sands of Breckon on the north coast of Yell, in Shetland, has been the site
of archaeological discoveries since the 1860s. In 1982, in response to continuing erosion of …

The presence of sand layers interleaved with biogenic material in coastal sedimentary
sequences from back-barrier areas has often been used as evidence of storm surge or …