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Site no.: Q29

Site name: Creag Coille na Maoile Crag-and-Tails

Grid reference: [NH 93870 28791]

Locality: Several crags, including Creag Coille na Maoile, 4 km north of Duthil, near Carrbridge.

GCR Status: N/A

GCR No.: N/A

Type: Natural landform assemblage

Description: A clutch of large crag-and-tails to the north of Creag Coille na Maoile

Justification: These excellent ice moulded features formed when ice flowed northwards across the regional watershed towards the inner Moray Firth. An esker lying to the west of the B 9007 road provides a convenient location [NH 9353 2945] to view the crag-and-tails to the south-east.

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