Peat Surveys: Awhirk Moss, Wigtownshire
Peat Deposit: Awhirk Moss, Wigtownshire
Identifier | Name | Survey Year | Total Area (>0.5m depth) | Total Volume (m3) | Max. Depth (m) | Mean Depth (m) |
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40 | Awhirk Moss | 1961 | 3 | Volume not calculated | 7.0 | N/A |
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Virgin bog: 17.5 ha (total for three sub-areas)
- Depth measurements only taken on eastern sub-area
- Cultivated land: 3.6 ha
- Differences between survey and contemporary boundaries due to realignment of features (tracks and boundaries)
Peatland condition or vegetation status: 1961
Footnotes:
- Interpolated values from field observations
- All peat area surveyed, not only that greater than 0.5m
Notes:
Identifier:
- 1 to 70: Scottish Peat Committee Moss Survey report number
- 71 to 122: Macaulay Institute for Soil Research survey number
Name:
- Name of peat deposit or bog
Survey year:
- Year of survey published, if known. U/K not recorded on map.
Total Area (ha) (>0.5 m depth):
- Area to nearest ha, of peat greater than 0.5 m. For full topographic surveys, the area can be calculated
Total Volume (m3):
- Volume of peat for areas greater than 0.5m deep. For full topographic surveys, the volume can be calculated
Max. Depth (m):
- Maximum measured depth, unless otherwise stated
Mean depth (m):
- Mean depth of areas greater than 0.5 m deep.
Collated from survey data records, by:
- David Miller – formerly surveyor, Peat and Forest Soils, Macaulay Institute for Soil Research and Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, currently Knowledge Exchange Coordinator, James Hutton Institute
- Allan Robertson – formerly Head of Department, Peat and Forest Soils, Macaulay Institute for Soil Research
- John Bell – soil surveyor, Soil Survey of Scotland, Macaulay Institute for Soil Research, and peat surveys, Macaulay Land Use Research Institute
- James Anderson - formerly of the Peat Section, Peat and Forest Soils, Macaulay Institute for Soil Research
- Jane Morrice - formerly of Peat and Forest Soils, Macaulay Institute for Soil Research, and Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, formerly research scientist, James Hutton Institute