Intro
Contents
Acknowledgements
1 Introduction
The land of the mountain and the flood
Geology and geomorphology
Weathering, erosion and deposition
Dating the past: the geological timescale
Dating the Quaternary
About this book
2 The geological evolution of Scotland
Introduction
Rocks
Plate tectonics
Geological evolution: the making of Scotland
Conclusion
3 Rocks, relief and the preglacial landscape
Introduction
Structural grain: the ripples of orogeny
Rocks and relief
Cenozoic landscape evolution
Synthesis
Before the ice: the preglacial landscape of Scotland
4 The Ice Age in Scotland
Ice ages: an introduction
Glacial and interglacial stages
Glaciers and glaciation
The last Scottish Ice Sheet
The last mountain glaciers: the Loch Lomond Stade
The Holocene
Synthesis
5 Glacial landforms
Introduction
Landforms of glacial erosion
Landforms of glacial deposition
Glacifluvial landforms and deposits
Ice-dammed lakes
Synthesis: glacial landscapes of Scotland
6 Periglacial landforms
Introduction
Ancient periglacial landforms: blockfields and tors
Lateglacial periglacial landforms
Active periglacial landforms
Synthesis
7 Landslides and related features
Introduction
Rock-slope failures
Rockfall, talus and snow avalanche landforms
Slope failures in soil and peat
Debris flows
Conclusion
8 Aeolian landforms
Introduction
Aeolian processes
Landforms produced by wind erosion
Aeolian deposits
Conclusion
9 Fluvial landforms
Introduction
Mountain rivers
River terraces
Alluvial fans
Conclusion
Postscript: into the Anthropocene
10 Key sites
Introduction
An Teallach, Wester Ross
Torridon, Wester Ross
The Trotternish escarpment, Isle of Skye.

The Cuillin Hills, Isle of Skye
Glen Roy, Lochaber
Glen Coe, Western Grampians
The Cairngorms
Drumochter Pass, Central Grampians
Tinto Hill, Southern Uplands
Further reading
Index of locations in Scotland
Index of Scottish mountains and hills
General Index.