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LateQuaternaryLandscapeEvolution,PalaeoenvironmentsandHumanOccupation
intheNorthofIreland
QRA/INQUAPOST-CONGRESSFIELDTRIP:1st-4thAugust2019
Leaders:HelenRoe,NickiWhitehouse,JasperKnight
Contact:h.roe@qub.ac.uk,nicola.whitehouse@plymouth.ac.uk,Jasper.Knight@wits.ac.za
Minimumnumberofparticipants:13;Maximumnumber:251.DESCRIPTION
ExtendingfromthecoastallowlandsofStrangfordLough,CountyDown,throughtheLoughNeaghbasinandthescenicAntrimcoasttothelakelandsofCountyFermanagh,thistripwillincludeawidevarietyofsitesthatwillhighlighttheimpactsofregionalglaciationontheNorthofIreland,thediversecharacteroflandscapeevolutionduringthelate-glacialandHolocene,andevidenceforhuman-landscapeinteractionssincetheNeolithicperiod.Itwillalsoincludeanumberof peatlandand lake sites thathavebeenused to reconstructmid to lateHolocene climate changeand todevelopregionaltephrostratigraphies.DuringtheexcursiontherebeanopportunitytovisittheGiant’sCausewayUNESCOWorldHeritageSiteandtheMarbleArchCavesGlobalGeoparkwhereissuesofgeoheritageconservationandmanagementwillbeexplored.AtouroftheBushmillsDistillerywillbeincluded.OurbaseforthetripwillbethecityofBelfastwheredelegateswishingtostayforanoptionalfifthdaycantourthemulti-awardwinning‘TitanicBelfast’MusuemortheUlsterMuseum.Cost per person:£245 (including all tour travel, site entry to theGiants Causeway,MarbleArchCaves, BushmillsDistilleryTourandWhiskytastingandlunchesonfourtourdays).Note:accommodationandTitanicBelfastentryfeearenotincluded.2.BASEFORTHETRIP
Delegates will make their ownarrangements for accommodation inBelfast where many different types ofaccommodationareavailableatarangeofprices.Agroupdiscountrate(£75single;£93 double) has been arranged at theWellington Park Hotel in South Belfastwith a code for discounted bookings (forfurtherdetailsseebelow).Theorganisersare happy to provide delegates withassistance with hotel bookings and willsupply a list of recommended hotels onrequest.
3.STARTANDFINISHTIMES/TRAVELTOBELFAST
DelegatesjoiningthetriphavetheoptiontomeetattheWellingtonParkHotelat9.30amonThursday1stAugust(Day1)oratBelfast’scentralstation (LanyonPlaceStation)atthe latercollectiontimeof10am.Note:DublintoBelfasttakesapproximately2hoursbytrainand2.5hoursbycoachsotraveltoBelfastfromDublinthatmorningispossible.PickupswillbemadedailyfromtheWellingtonParkHotelandthecitycentre,at8.20amor8.40am.Thefieldtripwillfinishat5pminBelfastonSunday4thAugust.Belfastisservedbytwoairports,GeorgeBestCityAirport(3miles from the city centre) andBelfast InternationalAirport (18miles). Bothairportshave regular flights to anumberofUKandEuropeandestinations.DublinAirportisalsowithineasyreachofthecityviaadirectshuttle,withajourneytimeofapproximately2hours.
4.ITINERARYDay1:BelfastandtheArdsPeninsula(Thursday1August)
Starttimes:9.30amWellingtonParkHotel,SouthBelfastand10.00amLanyonPlaceTrainStation,Belfast
Themes:LateglacialandHolocenelandsapeevolution,climatechangeandarchaeologyinStrangfordLoughandtheArdsPeninsula
Stops:Giant’sRingBallynahattynearBelfast(earthworksite;palaeoecologicalinsightsintohumanimpacts);RoddansPort (Lateglacial palaeoenvironments/ palaeoecology); Greyabbey (Strangford Lough foreshore sites – maritimearchaeologyoftheGreyabbeyBayareaforeshore;overviewoftheglacialhistoryofSEUlster).Note:orderingofstopswilldependontidetimes.Day2:TheLowerBannValleyandtheGlensofAntrim(Friday2August)
Themes:HolocenelandscapeevolutionandenvironmentalchangeinthelowlandsnorthofLoughNeagh
Stops:Newferry near Toome (Holocene diatomites andwater-level changes in the LoughNeagh Basin; history ofhumanoccupation in theLowerBannValleysince theMesolithic);Dead IslandBog (mid to lateHoloceneclimatechange and tephrostratigraphy); Cushendun and Glenariff (mid to late Holocene coastal evolution and sea-levelchange);GarronPoint(deglacialprocessesandlandslideinstabilityduringdeglaciation).
Day3:TheCausewayCoast(Sat3August)
Themes:Late Midlandian ice retreat and icedynamics in NE Ireland and associatedgeomorphic processes; geoconservation andmanagement at the Giant’s Causeway UNESCOWorldHeritagesite.
Stops:Portballintrae and White Park Bay (late-glacialandHolocenesea-levelchangeandcoastalevolution,nearshoresedimentdynamics);GiantsCauseway (unique assemblageof Tertiary lavas,geomorphic features and management andgeoconservationissues).TourofIreland’soldestworkingwhiskydistilleryatBushmillsandwhiskytasting.Day4:CountyFermanagh(Sunday4August)
Themes:TheMarbleArchCavesGlobalGeopark:geoheritageandconservation;Limnologicalresponsestoland-usechangeinUpperLoughErne;NeolithicoccupationoftheFermanaghlowlands
Stops:ClogherValleyEskers(glacialdepositionalfeaturesinFermanagh);LoughYoanCrannogsite,Co.Fermanagh(human-environmentinteractionsintheNeolithic;palaeoecologicalresponsestohumanoccupation);UpperLoughErne (limnological responses to land-use change, nutrient enrichment, changing water levels and landscapeconnectivitychange);MarbleArchCaves(geoheritage;limestonegeomorphology;climatechange);guidedtouroftheMarbleArchCavesystem.Finish:5.00pmBelfastDay5:CityofBelfast(optional)Monday5August
OptionaltoursofTitanicBelfastortheUlsterMuseum–tobearrangedindependentlybyparticipants.IfsufficientdelegateswishtovisittheTitanicMuseumagroupdiscountratewillbeavailable.PleaseemailHelenRoeifinterested.
5.CANCELLATIONSANDINSURANCE
WeurgeyoutofinaliseyourtravelarrangementsonlyafterthefieldtriphasbeenconfirmedattheendofMarch2019.TheQRAisnotresponsibleforanycostsincurredbyparticipantsduetocancellationofnon-viablefieldtrips.
Pleasenotethatyouwillneedtobuyyourowntravelinsurancetoprovidecoverforanyaccidents,delayedflights,costsofmissingthedeparturerendezvousetc.
6.ACCOMMODATION–ADDITIONALINFO
Asnotedabove,delegatesareaskedtomaketheirownarrangementsforaccommodation.IfyouwouldliketomakeareservationattheWellingtonParkHotel,pleasequotethefollowingcodetoqualifyfordiscountedratesbetween31Julyand4thAugustinclusive:QUEEN310719Pleasebookearlytoavoiddisappointment.HotelWebsitehttps://www.wellingtonparkhotel.comForalistofrecommendedhotelsandothertypesofaccommodationinBelfast(e.g.hostels)pleaseemailHelenRoe(h.roe@qub.ac.uk).
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