Yesterday the class I am convening at the University of Glasgow’s Crichton Campus in Dumfries was scheduled to go up to Loch Skene (Skeen) above the Grey Mare’s Tail. The weather was against us but I’d been able to go up earlier in the month, so here are some images of the landforms we would have seen. Many thanks to Richard Clarkson, the NTS Ranger for support and help in the planning of the trip and for talking to the class about the wider importance of the reserve.
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- The hanging valley to the left of main cascade. Steeply dipping rocks visible in gorge.
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- View looking upstream into a mixture of moraines. The raised areas tend to be drier and covered in heather while the lower lying areas are wet and have different vegetation.
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- A shot of a frozen Loch Skene. The main coire can be glimpsed to the left in the mist.
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- A wider shot looking downstream of the patchwork of vegetation on the moraines. Ettrick Hills can be seen on horizon.
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- The whole of the Grey Mare’s Tail photographed from below the summit of Andrewhinney Hill on the Ettick Hills. The stepped cascade form of the falls is clearer from here. Loch Skene is visible.
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- Looking to east from main path the moraines on the side of the Ettrick Hills can be seen. Probably lateral moraines.
I am a palaeobiologist in my early 40's carrying out research work. I am based in Scotland.
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