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.: Q41
Site name: Quoich Water Fan
Grid reference:
Locality: Alluvial fan of the Quoich Water, Linn of Quoich, 3 km west of Braemar
GCR Status: Confirmed
GCR No.: 2215
Type: River bed and adjacent natural features
Description: Good example of an alluvial fan with reduced channel slope & confinement after 1829 flood adjustments to channel.
Justification: Fluvial Geomorphology of Scotland, GCR site 2215 (Gregory, 1997). Cairngorms and Cairngorms East SSSIs — Part II: Fluvial & Mineralogy