Balrownie
DERIVATION:
Old Red Sandstone rocks, principally sandstone with some erratics of Dalradian schist
TYPES OF PARENT MATERIALS MAPPED:
- Glacial till, generally water-modified
- Glacial drift, generally water-modified or onto rock
- Shattered rock in situ
- Deeply weathered rock
COLOUR:
Distinctive reddish brown colour within subsoil
TEXTURE:
Sandy loam water-modified material within the upper 60cms overlying sandy silt loam or clay loam at greater depth. Slightly to moderate stony.
DOMINANT LAND USE:
Arable, some forestry and limited recreation.
LANDFORMS
Undulating lowland and foothills with gentle or moderate slopes, all landforms generally free from rock outcrop.
SOIL CHEMISTRY:
Moderately acidic with low or medium percentage base saturation in subsoil but high in fine-textured parent material. Low total phosphorus in subsoil.
SOIL PHYSICAL PROPERTIES:
- 35-60cm depending on thickness of water-modified material or presence of rock.
- Till compact at depth and lacks structure.
SERIES NAME | SOIL TYPE | DRAINAGE | PARENT MATERIAL |
---|---|---|---|
Aldbar | Podzol and humus iron podzol | Free | Till |
Balrownie | Brown forest soil with gleying | Imperfect | Till often water-modified |
Balrowskel | Skeletal soi | Variable | Very shallow drift |
Buchanyhill | Brown forest soil | Free | Deeply weathered rock and till onto rock |
Dunblane | Brown forest soil | Free | Till |
Findowrie | Peaty gley (SW) | Very poor | Till often water-modified |
Hayston | Humus iron podzol | Free | Weathering sandstone |
Kippendavie | Brown forest soil with gleying | Imperfect | Till |
Liff | Brown forest soil with gleying | Imperfect | Colluvium |
Lour | Noncalcareous gley | Poor | Till often water-modified |
Muirhead | Podzol and humus iron podzol | Imperfect | Till |
Reedie | Brown forest soil | Free | Till often water-modified |
Sheriffmuir | Peaty gley (SW) | Poor and very poor | Till |
Shindour | Peaty podzol | Free | Till |
Tullibardine | Peaty podzol | Imperfect | Till |