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.: Q26
Site name: Dulnain Bridge Roches Moutonnèes
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Locality: Roches Moutonnées tourist interpretation locality, Dulnain Bridge
GCR Status: N/A
GCR No.: N/A
Type: Natural landform assemblage
Description: Ice-scoured and plucked knolls of rock are widespread along the lower flanks of Strathspey to the east of Dulnain Bridge. Better examples of roches moutonnées actually occur to the north- east of the tourist site, within Gaich Wood.
Justification: Good, easily accessible examples of roches moutonnées. These features were clearly scuptured by ice flowing north- eastwards down the strath, probably at a relative late stage in the glaciation of the district. This contrasts with the regional flow at the Last Glacial Maximum when ice flowed northwards across the main watershed directly towards the inner Moray Firth.