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.: Q11
Site name: Coire Mhic-sith
Grid reference:
Locality: Glen lying to the NE of Dalnaspidal Lodge in the Pass of Drumochter
GCR Status: N/A
GCR No.: N/A
Type: Natural exposure and landforms
Description: A river cliff section revealing >3.1 m of rhythmically laminated, fine-grained deposits beneath till The glaciolacustrine unit becomes increasingly compact, sheared and disturbed upwards, displaying overturned folds. Subhorizontal features etched into the surrounding hillsides may represent former ephemeral lake shorelines
Justification: A critical site regarding research into the former extent of glaciers and ice-dammed lakes during the Loch Lomond Stadial. The sense of thrusting is towards the east, indicating that the ice that dammed a lake in the glen advanced from the Loch Garry basin to the west. There are good examples