Glaciation features

Scott Williamson said:

Can anyone recommend somewhere fairly near to Central Scotland where there's a good
concentration of glaciation features - hanging valleys, moraine, striations, pyramidal peaks -
that sort of thing?

Glencoe would probably fit the bill.

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Scott Williamson said:

Can anyone recommend somewhere fairly near to Central Scotland where there's a good
concentration of glaciation features - hanging valleys, moraine, striations, pyramidal peaks -
that sort of thing?

For periglacials, including some really textbook eskers, Corrie Fee up from Glen Doll has some very
nice ones. When you come to the gate at the edge of the woods looking into the reserve, that'll be
the morraine you're stood on. Not really much for pyramidal peaks, but most of the rest is there and
pretty obvious.

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Can anyone recommend somewhere fairly near to Central Scotland where there's a good
concentration of glaciation features - hanging valleys, moraine, striations, pyramidal peaks -
that sort of thing?

For the erosional features, apart from various locations in the West Highlands (you probably don't
have to go as far as Glencoe - there's the Crianlarich Hills and Ben Cruachan), the Goat Fell massif
on Arran has a lot of the features of glacial erosion. Arran also has prominent raised beaches
(prominent 'cos they're backed by fossil sea cliffs).

Edinburgh Castle Rock is a classical example of a crag and tail.

I've seen what I interpret as glacial overflow channels in the Manor Hills. (For example, the path
from Meggetdale to Manor Water passes a point where a stream, instead of following the valley down
to near the dam, disappears through a gap in the ridge into the next valley.)

There's a drumlim chain in the Highland Border zone (upper Forth Valley, IIRC).

For lowland moraines, as opposed to the terminal moraines and kame terraces of valley glaciers, look
up the Loch Lomond Readvance - with luck you'll find a location your side of the Highland Boundary
Fault, perhaps around Loch Lomond. Come to think of it the Arrochar Alps is not a bad location for
erosional features.

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Trying to help my daughter with her geography revision with a field trip.

How many features are safely accessible (as opposed to viewable in binoculars from the road) at this
of year depends on your and her capabilities. When I was younger the Highland hills would have been
in winter conditions by now.
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Scott Williamson said:

Can anyone recommend somewhere fairly near to Central Scotland where there's a good
concentration of glaciation features - hanging valleys, moraine, striations, pyramidal peaks -
that sort of thing?

Trying to help my daughter with her geography revision with a field trip.

Most places in Scotland with any height exhibit such features, but my choice in the Southern
Highlands would be Glen Falloch and upper Loch Lomond.

The glen above the Beinn Ghlas Falls is a cracking hanging valley and Beinn Chabhair, Ben Ime , Ben
Vane and Ben Lomond are all good pyramidal peaks. Loch Lomond is over deepened and I expect some
moraine features are visible on the way up into any of the corries.

Best Moraines I can think of though are on Rannoch Moor and Strathspey. The variety of depositional
features in Strathspey make it one of the best places anywhere for orienteering. Mind bogglingly
complex sand hills and kettle holes.

Richard Webb

Scott Williamson wrote

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Can anyone recommend somewhere fairly near to Central Scotland where there's a good
concentration of glaciation features - hanging valleys, moraine, striations, pyramidal peaks -
that sort of thing?

Wonderful parallel roads in Glen Roy. Is that too far north ?

Chris

Scott Williamson wrote

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Can anyone recommend somewhere fairly near to Central Scotland where there's a good
concentration of glaciation features - hanging valleys, moraine, striations, pyramidal peaks -
that sort of thing?

Trying to help my daughter with her geography revision with a field trip.

You'll find most of these features in the Luss Hills although probably not striations or roche
moutonee but they may be there with some careful searching. Go a wee bit further to the Arrochar
Hills and you'll get better examples. Glasgow is built on an extensive drumlin field!

Graham

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Scott Williamson said:

Can anyone recommend somewhere fairly near to Central Scotland where there's a good
concentration of glaciation features - hanging valleys, moraine, striations, pyramidal peaks -
that sort of thing?

Glencoe would probably fit the bill.

Plus it also demonstrates a Caldera - a sunken middle of a volcano. Sorry if the spelling is wrong.

However I can't think where it shows morraine.

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