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
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Site no.: B10
Site name: Glen Tilt
Grid reference:
Locality: Segment of Glen Tilt between Balaneasie and Creag an Duibh
GCR Status: N/A
GCR No.: N/A
Type: Natural landform
Description: The site encompasses the deepest and most dramatic segment of Glen Tilt, which here forms a large, straight, V-shaped valley. The glen is underlain by the Loch Tay Fault, one of several large, late-Caledonian NE–SW trending faults to affect the rocks of the Grampian Highlands.
Justification: The site presents a clear example of fault-controlled erosion in the development and appearance of a major glen.