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.: Q46
Site name: Cairngorms
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Locality: The Cairngorm Mountains
GCR Status: Confirmed
GCR No.: 2284
Type: Natural features
Description: Finest assemblage of glacial & periglacial landforms, tors & erosion surfaces in Britain. 'Pre- glacial' plateaux; glacial troughs, watershed breaches & corries; deglaciation moraines, meltwater channels & deposits; relict peri-glacial landforms.
Justification: Quaternary of Scotland, GCR site 2284 (Gordon and Sutherland, 1993). Cairngorms SSSI