Barron, H F, Gillespie, M R and Merritt, J W 2011. Geodiversity of the Cairngorms National Park. British Geological Survey Open Report, OR/10/019
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Site no.: Q34
Site name: Loch Vaa kettle-lake
Grid reference:
Locality: Loch Vaa and surrounding country, 5 km NNE of Aviemore
GCR Status: N/A
GCR No.: N/A
Type: Natural landform assemblage
Description: Loch Vaa occupies a large kettlehole and is surrounded by numerous smaller irregularly- shaped kettleholes associated with mounds and ridges (eskers) of glaciofluvial sand and gravel.
Justification: A good example of a kettlehole occupied by a lake within classical 'kame-and kettle' terrain. The kettlehole formed when a large mass of ice buried within glaciofluvial deposits melted out. The deposits were laid down in front of the retreating Spey outlet glacier during ice sheet deglaciation