North West Highlands Geopark (2016) North West Highlands Geopark Geodiversity Audit and Action Plan 2013–2016
Additional notes: These web pages are sourced from the PDF North West Highlands Geopark Geodiversity Audit and Action Plan 2013–2016
North West Highlands Geopark (2016) North West Highlands Geopark Geodiversity Audit and Action Plan 2013–2016
Additional notes: These web pages are sourced from the PDF North West Highlands Geopark Geodiversity Audit and Action Plan 2013–2016
The site is located at the north-west corner of the junction between the A 835 and A 837 at Ledmore, Grid Ref. 246126.
The site is not GCR-listed and does not fall within a SSSI.
The site contains a particularly good example of an esker — a ribbon-like elongated low ridge of sand and gravel deposited within a melting ice-sheet by fluvioglacial processes during the Quaternary. The Ledmore esker is testament to the glacial and late-glacial history of this area and its influence on the final evolution of the landscape we see today. The Ledmore esker is the only well-developed and easily accessible esker in the NW Highlands Geopark.
The site can be viewed from a layby on the west side of the A 837, about 500 m to the north of its junction with the A 835 at Ledmore. The site is thus accessible to all abilities.
Low conservation requirement due to the scale and nature of the feature, although its potential commercial value as a source of aggregate for construction should be borne in mind.
The esker is easily seen from the roadside and forms a dramatic feature on the grassy land surface.
There is currently no interpretation panel and it is considered unlikely that the site is visited by students or researchers. There is considerable potential, therefore, for developing this site as an appropriate place at which to see an important aspect of the legacy of the wider area’s glacial history. An interpretation panel should be erected and the site should be included in a future Geopark guide.
None.