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The snowy Cairngorms from near Aviemore
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Cairngorms National Park in winter
The snowy Cairngorms looking south-east from near Aviemore, showing from left to right the skiing area of Cairngorm, the cliffs of Cairn Lochan, the U-shaped valley of the Lairig Ghru and the corries of Braeriach, taken by David Palmar
21 March 2022
The snowy Cairngorms from near Aviemore
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Cairngorms National Park in winter
The snowy Cairngorms looking south-east from near Aviemore, showing from left to right the skiing area of Cairngorm, the cliffs of Cairn Lochan, the U-shaped valley of the Lairig Ghru and the corries of Braeriach, taken by David Palmar
21 March 2022
Glen Coe and Loch Achtriochtan
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CEP - Glen Coe
Glen Coe with Loch Achtriochtan in the forground. On the left is an alluvial fan caused by deposition by the stream gushing out of the gully. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar
15 June 1975
Coire nan Each, Craignure
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Sound of Mull
Coire nan Each, Craignure, Mull, with orographic cloud on the summits and the Scallastle River in spate in its V shaped valley.
21 August 2014
Juniper by the River Findhorn
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Monadhliath
Juniper (Juniperus sp.) growing in Strathdearn, by the River Findhorn in the Monadhliath. Landforms on the valley floor include the floodplain, a slip-off slope on the left and a river cliff on the right
26 October 2012
Strathdearn, Monadhliath
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Monadhliath
Strathdearn in the Monadhliath, the valley of the River Findhorn, a typical Highland U-shaped valley left behind by glaciation, with a floodplain on the valley floor.
26 October 2012
Flooded Speyside panorama
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Nethybridge and Dulnain Bridge
The flooded River Spey valley in winter from above Broomhill, looking east towards Culreach. Increasingly with climate change causing heavy and frequent rainfall, especially in winter, floodplains store water, which has serious implications for farmers relying on pasture there, but helps to prevent flooding of property downstream.
14 February 2024
River Tummel valley below Pitlochry
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Pitlochry, Loch Faskally and Ben Vrackie
The valley of the meandering River Tummel below Pitlochry, seen from Ben Vrackie
30 April 2006
Beard lichen on Common Hawthorn , Campsie Dene Road, Blanefield
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Campsie and Fintry Hills
Beard lichen (Usnia sp.), possibly Old Man's Beard (Usnia hirta), growing on a Common Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) , Campsie Dene Road, Blanefield. Lichens growing in this profusion are a sign of pure air quality.
26 December 2023
Glasgow Corporation Water Works buildings, Blanefield
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Campsie and Fintry Hills
Buildings of the 19th century Glasgow Corporation Water Works, the upper one being a ventilator shaft, part of the first pipeline built in 1856. Taken from Campsie Dene Road, Blanefield
