Soil erosion near Barry, Angus

Abstract

At the time of heavy rainfall in September, 1985, spectacular gully and associated rill erosion occurred in a field, newly sown with winter barley along downslope cultivation lines, near Barry, Angus. Rainfall intensities exceeding 3 mm hr^‐1 were recorded during two separate storms in a three‐day period. An estimated 88 t of material was removed equivalent to a yield of approximately 14.7 t ha^‐1 This is believed to be the first quantified account of water erosion of arable land in the Dundee‐Arbroath area of the Angus coastal lowlands.