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.: Q17
Site name: Chreagdhubh Lodge panorama
Grid reference:
Locality: Strathspey in the vicinity of Chreagdhubh Lodge and the Woods of Glentruim, 5 km SW of Newtonmore.
GCR Status: N/A
GCR No.: N/A
Type: Landform assemblage
Description: A suite of pristine glacial, fluvioglacial and alluvial features, including eskers, kettleholes and kame terraces.
Justification: This visually attractive suite of features is visible from the Cluny's Cave carpark, where a interpretive display board could be erected. The landforms were mainly formed at the snout of an outlet glacier, flowing from the west, that existed for a while during ice-sheet deglaciation.