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.: Q40
Site name: Luibeg Burn
Grid reference:
Locality: Glen Luibeg, upstream of Derry Lodge
GCR Status: Confirmed
GCR No.: 2214
Type: River bed and adjacent natural features
Description: Good example of a steep boulder bed mountain stream with documented major sediment transport events in 1829 & 1956 dominate landforms.
Justification: Fluvial Geomorphology of Scotland, GCR site 2214 (Gregory, 1997). Cairngorms and Cairngorms East SSSIs - Part II: Fluvial & Mineralogy