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Site no.: Q38
Site name: Féith Ghorm Ailleag
Grid reference:
Locality: Feith Gorm Ailleag, 5 km north-west of Bruar Lodge
GCR Status: N/A
GCR No.: N/A
Type: Natural sections
Description: Very compact, ferruginous, clast-supported diamicton resembling regolith that crops out from beneath till and orange-brown sandy gravel
Justification: This unit (Ailleag Diamicton Member) is probably a head deposit that predates the last regional glaciation of the area