Altiplanation terraces in southern England
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.26485/BP/1956/4/10Keywords:
altiplanation, stone polygons, periglacial landscape, Cox Tor, DevonAbstract
Altiplanation terraces, developed by periglacial processes during the Pleistocene epoch, are described from Cox Tor, near the western margin of the Dartmoor granite batholith. The presence of stone polygons on altiplanation terraces and summits in North Devon is noted. The origin of altiplanation terraces and the significance of certain stone polygons are also briefly discussed.
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