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.: Q15
Site name: Caisteal a' Choire channels
Grid reference:
Locality: The southern flanks of An Sligearnach, 5 km NNE of Bruar Lodge, Atholl
GCR Status: N/A
GCR No.: N/A
Type: Landform assemblage
Description: A complex network of shallow, branching and anastomosing glacial meltwater channels occurring across the hillside and incised into decomposed granite bedrock.
Justification: An excellent suite of features described in the literature and important for reconstructing the characteristics of the last ice cap to cover the area.