HOST Classification

HOST Class 29

Geology:

unconfined, ombrogenous, climatic peat deposits.

Landform:

undulating land with gentle slopes including mountain plateaux on slopes < 15o. Associated with a great many landform units throughout Scotland.

Soils:

blanket peats (organic soils) often more than 1 metre deep.

Vegetation:

either semi-natural moorland, Molinia-dominated bog scrub or conifer plantation.

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