NPRN516105
Map ReferenceSC81NW
Grid ReferenceSC8136619279
Unitary (Local) AuthorityMaritime
Old CountyMaritime
CommunityMaritime
Type Of SiteLANDSCAPE
PeriodPalaeolithic
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Description
A very large floodplain with thin, ephermeral channels created by glacial meltwater. The channels are roughly aligned northwest-southeast over most of the area with channels to the east having a more north-south alignment.

Sources include:
University of Birmingham, 2011, West Coast Palaeolandscapes GIS (LB_specific_area_features.shp, multiple IDs), RCAHMW Digital Collections

WWW resources:
http://www.cambria.org.uk/lostlandscapes/index.html

Maritime Officer, RCAHMW, May 2011
Resources
DownloadTypeSourceDescriptionapplication/pdfWCPP - West Coast Palaeolandscape ProjectReport on the Liverpool Bay Paleolandscapes Glacial Outwash Channels compiled by RCAHMW, 2011.