Table of Contents

Preface vii Acknowledgements ix Preamble xi CHAPTER ONE: Introduction 1 CHAPTER TWO: The geology of the Lake District 13 CHAPTER THREE: The pre-glacial landscape 33 CHAPTER FOUR: Glaciation and related landforms 45 CHAPTER FIVE: Periglacial processes and landforms 87 CHAPTER SIX: Hillslope processes and landforms 111 CHAPTER SEVEN: Rivers, Lakes and Tarns 127 CHAPTER EIGHT: Limestone landforms 167 CHAPTER NINE: Man-made landforms 179 CHAPTER TEN: Finale 191 Further Reading 195 Societies 204 Index 205

About the Author

Peter Wilson is Reader in Quaternary Science at the University of Ulster. He was born at Nelson, Lancashire, and gained degrees in Geography at the University of Salford. His research into mountain landforms has been conducted in the Lake District, northwest Ireland, the Falkland Islands and Norway. He goes hill-walking, running, cycling and ski-touring (although not simultaneously) as frequently as possible.