A replicated 3000 yr proxy-climate record from Coom Rigg Moss and Felecia Moss, the Border Mires, northern England

Quantitative plant macrofossil and colorimetric humification analyses have been used to reconstruct proxy-climate from two paired ombrotrophic bogs in northern England (Coom Rigg Moss and Felecia Moss). Detrended corresponden ce analysis was used to transform the raw floral data into indices of mire surface wetness. The chronology of each peat profile was determined by radi ocarbon assay, supported by pollen correlations. Palaeoclimatic reconstruct ions have been made by linking documented historical changes in climate, an d other proxy-climate records, to those inferred from the sites investigate d in the study region. Both sites contain a sensitive palaeoclimatic record, as ten periods of inc reased effective precipitation have been detected between ca. cal. AD 1770- 1800, AD 1400-1470, AD 1110-1260, AD 920-1060, AD 550-670, AD 210-360, 30 B C to AD 80, 180-130 BC, 590-520 BC and 760-710 BC. Copyright (C) 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.