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Farming in the flat bottom of this U shaped glaciated valley.

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A classic U shaped glaciated valley, and stunningly beautiful.

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Grazing in the flat valley bottom.

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With Arn Gill cutting through the opposite valley side.

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Across the valley, the Langdale Pikes: Pike of Stickle on the extreme left,... (more)

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Looking down from the path to Angle Tarn. The deep side valley dropping off the... (more)

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Great Langdale curves to the right behind the shoulder of land in the right... (more)

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From the opening reaches of the Pyg Track route up Snowdon; the sharp end of the... (more)

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Difficult to believe now that there was once a lead smelting mill at Swinner... (more)

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Just below its confluence with Swinner Gill.

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On the eastern side of Ramps Gill's U-shaped valley.

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Wood Hill must be of a more resistant rock, sitting in the midst of a text book... (more)

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There were red deer at the bottom of the opposite slopes.

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Seen from the Angle Tarn path.

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This is about the only place in or near Langstrothdale where there is mobile... (more)

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Top right, Pike o' Stickle and Gimmer Crag, the western Langdale Pikes.

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The southern [upper] end of Boredale.

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The gills are cutting through a loose mound - either glacial moraine or the... (more)

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Out of the scree, but no less steep.

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Seen from the Angle Tarn path on the equally steep western side.

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Seen from the Angle Tarn path.

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The Arrochar Alps are a fine area in which to study glacial landforms. The view... (more)

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Textbook U - shaped valley at the head of Loch Broom. Surrounded by high ground... (more)

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View up the text book U-shaped valley of Glen Clova from Cairn of Barns. The... (more)

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View upstream in a very good example of a U shaped valley.

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A very fine example of a glacial U shaped valley.

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A very fine example of a glacial U shaped valley.

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Growing at about 400 metres above sea level, on a steep slope.

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The dominating feature of the mountain is the lengthy ridge of Long Stile which... (more)

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A fine example of a glacial U shape with good grazing on the floor (which has... (more)

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U-shaped glacial valley, beloved of geography textbooks. The mystery is, why are... (more)

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Looking along Glen Quoich from Am Bàthaich. Like all major glens in the West... (more)

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Smooth valley between Leac Ghorm on the left and Beinn Bhrotain on the right.

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The flat floor of the glen is farmed while the steep slopes are usually... (more)

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Passing the entrance of Kirk Hope.

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Steep bracken covered slopes above Glendaruel which is a typical glacial valley... (more)

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This is the view looking north-east towards Kinlochewe and Gairloch from the car... (more)

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Looking south-east towards Abergwesyn. Esgair Irfon is on the left.

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Looking upstream [locally south].

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View over the flat floor (except for Macbeth's Castle) from one of the... (more)

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Upper Glen Clova with a flat glen floor and steep sides, a classic glacial valley.

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Woodland on the flanks of a truncates spur above the Manor Valley. The... (more)

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The maps hint at solid spruce plantation, but the planting seemed to fail... (more)

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Steep sides and flat boggy tops is pretty well the pattern for Mid Wales hills.

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View up Glen Gour from the ascent of Sgurr na h-Inghinn.

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View from Craig of Barns down to Milton of Clova. There has been much expansion... (more)

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Towards Càrn Chòis showing the very steep sides of the glen. The near side is... (more)

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A steep hill above the Kirkstone pass, here seen from the path up to Angle Tarn... (more)

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