Younger Dryas

The Younger Dryas, known in Scotland as the Loch Lomond Stadial, was a cold phase that spanned from around 10,900 BCE to 9,700 BCE. Following the warmer Late Glacial Interstadial, this period saw a return to glacial conditions, with glaciers reforming in Scotland's mountainous regions, leading to a notable disruption in the progressive post-glacial warming trend before the commencement of the Holocene epoch.