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Table 11 Number of panels and types of soils on which they are located in each study area

From: A multiscalar methodology for holistic analysis of prehistoric rock carvings in Scotland

Soil type

Western Isles

Inverness North

Inverness South

Tiree

Kilmartin I

Kilmartin II

Bute

Strath Tay

North Loch Tay

Mid Loch Tay

South Loch Tay

Port of Menteith

Faifley

Cairnholy

Kirkcudbright

Machars

Total

%

Peat

2

               

2

0.3

Peaty Podzols

1

15

7

    

3

   

41

 

4

  

71

11.3

Humus-Iron Podzol

1

46

21

 

9

6

 

23

3

15

25

5

    

154

24.4

Humus-Iron Podzol with Peaty Gleys

   

6

            

6

1.0

Peaty Gleys

3

  

13

5

 

41

         

62

9.8

Humic Gleys

    

40

13

          

53

8.4

Calcareous Gleys

      

13

         

13

2.1

Non-Calcareous Gleys

 

5

 

1

 

5

 

6

6

26

   

8

  

57

9.0

Brown Forest Soils

    

13

 

1

 

5

6

   

14

76

54

169

26.8

Brown Forest Soils with Gleying

            

5

 

7

11

23

3.6

Rankers

 

4

              

4

0.6

Brown Rankers

    

1

   

8

       

9

1.4

Built area

            

8

   

8

1.3

Total Panels

7

70

28

20

68

24

55

32

22

47

25

46

13

26

83

65

631

100

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