peat bog
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He grew up a farmer, and when he founded a golf course here 30 years ago, his favorite part was moving dirt around what had once been a peat bog.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025
He noted that “holdover” is also used to describe peat bog fires that burn many feet below the surface for weeks or months, even under snowpack.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025
There is peat bog here too which traps the heat, making things more difficult for firefighters, and there are nesting birds and other wildlife which have been badly affected.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2025
Vittrup Man is the nickname of a Stone Age skeleton recovered from a peat bog in Northwest Denmark, dating to between 3300-3100 BC.
From Science Daily • Feb. 14, 2024
In 1865 three boats were discovered buried in a peat bog in Jutland.
From Ancient and Modern Ships. Part 1. Wooden Sailing Ships by Holmes, George C. V.
