A REINTERPRETATION OF SCOTTISH HUMMOCKY MORAINE AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE FOR THE DEGLACIATION OF THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS DURING THE YOUNGER DRYAS OR LOCH-LOMOND STADIAL

The aim of this paper is to demonstrate that much of the 'hummocky mor aine' present within the northern part of the Loch Lomond Readvance ic e cap formerly situated in the North West Scottish Highlands may be in terpreted as suites of ice-front moraines deposited during active deca y. These landforms can be used to reconstruct ice cap decay, which lea ds to important insights into the shrinking form of the ice cap and as sociated environmental conditions. Evidence has been collected from 10 803 air photographs and from detailed field survey. It is presented at three spatial scales.