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
A PDF of this report is available from the NORA, the NERC archive
Site no.: Q39
Site name: Glen Feshie
Grid reference:
Locality: The floodplain, river terraces and alluvial fans within Glen Feshie
GCR Status: Confirmed
GCR No.: 2217
Type: Natural landforms
Description: Four areas provide key understanding of very active gravel-bed rivers 1. Braided channel with rapid planform changes 2. River terraces & fan terraces 3. Wandering channel 4. confluence with Spey
Justification: Fluvial Geomorphology of Scotland, GCR site 2217 (Gregory, 1997). Cairngorms and Cairngorms East SSSIs - Part II: Fluvial & Mineralogy