Highland | Strathnairn | Short walk | ★★★
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| [Littlemill eskers - the snake-like mounds heading away from the foreground] |
The partly-wooded countryside at Littlemill, Strathnairn is a glaciologist's paradise. The glen used to be under the belly of a huge glacier, which left several tell-tale signs after it retreated. Esker ridges - snake-like mounds of earth deposited by meltwater channels underneath the ice - litter the landscape, with paths along their crests making exploration easy. There are also numerous kettleholes: water-filled depressions left over when blocks of ice melted in situ. From higher parts of the route there are some good views of the surrounding hills too, but this is a circuit which will appeal more to ice geeks.
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| [Kettlehole] |
📌 Walk: Littlemill's ice-cool legacy
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Start / finish at car park on B851 2 mi southwest of the A9 junction, G.R.: NH 701365 ///vines.duos.hello
▶ 5 km / 3 mi | ▲ 50 m | ⌚ Short |
⬤ Easy
Features: Littlemill eskers & kettleholes
Terrain: Clear, sometimes narrow paths, some tracks.
Route & map
Car park - path junction at G.R.: NH 702365 - edge of Littlemill quarry at G.R. NH 706368 - gravel pit at G.R.: NH 701354 - first path junction - start. Route combines blue & red routes on map here (no. 5) with further extension to south, though marked only intermittently on the ground.
Route credit: Forestry and Land Scotland (modified)
On our visit
Wildlife: Butterflies, woodland birds, hares.
Weather: About 20°C with sunny intervals, some large clouds around.
Chronological photo guide
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| [Littlemill eskers - the snake-like mounds heading away from the foreground] |
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| [Kettlehole] |
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| [Esker] |
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| [Loch / flooded quarry] |
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| [The biggest kettlehole] |
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| [Good views from the higher parts of the eskers] |
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| [Esker] |
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| [Woodland track at the south end of the loop] |
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| [Esker] |
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| [Esker] |
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| [Moth] |
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| [Esker in the forest] |
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| [Down by the largest of the kettleholes] |
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