Late-glacial environmental reconstruction at Lough Namackanbeg, Spiddal, Co. Galway, Ireland: pollen and geochemistry

History of investigations Cored using a Livingstone corer on 12/05/1990 by Michael O'Connell, Karen Molloy, Aage Paus, Peter Readman, and Sjoerd Bohncke and students from the Free University of Amsterdam in connection with EU-funded Late-glacial project (joint NUIG/FU project) in Ireland. Pollen analysis by Valérie Andrieu in 1991/92. Pollen spectra from 870-722 cm included in profile NMK IIA as published in Andrieu et al. (1993).

All available spectra (870-702 cm; i.e. 89 spectra) included in PANGAEA submission (06/2018). Coring in deepest part of basin (in northern part; 25% into the basin from the western side; in same part of basin as NMK I; uncertain of precise location; best estimate for NMK IIA: 53.28524, -9.30071). A platform was used when coring (swampy surface, a Schwingmoor, with Carex rostrata, etc).

Basal parts of cores (2 parallel cores) retained, i.e. in the case of NMK IIA: 700-800 cm and 800-880. Detailed notes on stratigraphy available. NMK IIA used for pollen; depths etc here all relate to NMK IIA; NMK IIB - this used for magnetic measurements.