SWAD: Scottish Wetlands Archaeological Database

 

Soil Type Search

This search allows you to search for all of the records with a particular soil type. The search may produce a large number of records which will take time to display.


To enter a search, select a soil type from the drop down list and click on the search button.
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Definition of Soil Types

Alluvial Soils soil developed upon sediments deposited by rivers or within estauries
Loch within fresh water
Organic Soils basin and valley, blanket peats and peat
Peaty Soils peaty podzols, peaty gleys, eutrophic flooded peat, peaty rankers
Raised bog raised moss, peat
River within fresh water