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Tag: Torridonian·Sandstone
Showing latest 50 of 56 images tagged with Torridonian Sandstone tag.
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Sandstone and quartzite, Maol Chean-dearg
by Jim Barton for square NG9249 A clear transition is visible from Torridonian sandstone to Cambrian quartzite... (more)
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Mountain SceneX
QuartziteX
top:Rocks, Scree, CliffsX
Torridonian Sandstone
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Rocky bed of the Abhainn Coire Mhic Nobuil
by Jim Barton geograph for square NG8758 The characteristic grey and pink hues of Torridonian sandstone showing up in the... (more)
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Sail Gharbh, Quinag
by Jim Barton for square NC2129 A light snow cover down to about 400m picks out the features on this impressive... (more)
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Torridonian sandstone boulder
by Jim Barton geograph for square NG7942 A natural sculpture that gave some shelter from the rain shower shown in NG7942 : Shower coming!.
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Central and West Buttresses, Coire Mhic Fhearchair
by Jim Barton geograph for square NG9460 Three magnificent N-facing buttresses, 300m in height, dominate the coire. The... (more)
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The Horns of Alligin
by Jim Barton for square NG8761 Looking back to the last of the three Horns on the east ridge with Beinn Dearg,... (more)
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Torridonian Sandstone
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Approaching Meall Beag, Suilven
by Jim Barton geograph for square NC1717 Passing a Torridonian sandstone outcrop on the moorland ridge below... (more)
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Billion-year-old rock art, Coire nan Arr
by Jim Barton for square NG8043 Patterns in Torridonian sandstone on the face of the right-hand boulder shown in... (more)
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Massive boulders, Coire nan Arr
by Jim Barton geograph for square NG8043 A striking group of Torridonian sandstone boulders about 4m high, giving a rough... (more)
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Allt Coire nan Arr
by Jim Barton geograph for square NG7943 A beautiful mountain burn where it encounters several small steps in the... (more)
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Rocky walls around Coire nan Arr
by Jim Barton geograph for square NG7943 Torridonian sandstone terraces form the west side of the coire. The boulder is... (more)
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Torridonian Sandstone
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Looking into Coire nan Arr
by Jim Barton geograph for square NG8041 The very steep buttress ahead is the Cioch of Sgurr a' Chaorachain, the end... (more)
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LochanX
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The Russel Burn
by Jim Barton geograph for square NG8141 The burn just downstream from Drochaid Coire nan Arr, flowing over Torridonian sandstone.
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Boulders in Coire Mhic Nobaill
by Jim Barton for square NG9059 Scattered Torridonian sandstone boulders, presumably left by the melting glacier... (more)
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Maol Chean-dearg from the northwest
by Jim Barton geograph for square NG9150 The hill is predominantly torridonian sandstone from this angle.
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Quinag from Loch Bealach a' Bhuirich
by Jim Barton geograph for square NC2628 The three main rock types of Assynt are in view here: Lewisian gneiss in the... (more)
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Coire a' Chaorachain
by Jim Barton geograph for square NG7942 The headwall of the corrie showing characteristic Torridonian sandstone terraces.
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Allt Coire na Caorach
by Jim Barton geograph for square NG7942 The burn draining this fine corrie on the east side of Sgurr a'... (more)
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Waterfalls and the Cioch, Sgurr a' Chaorachain
by Jim Barton geograph for square NG8042 The Allt Coire na Caorach (stream of the corrie of the sheep) cascades over... (more)
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Climbers on the Cioch Nose
by Toby Speight geograph for square NG7942 Category: Crags The Torridonian Sandstone gives very good climbing. The large ledge masks the... (more)
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Shallow sandstone valley
by Toby Speight geograph for square NG7255 Category: Valley One of many undulations in the hillside.
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Coire nan Arr
by Jim Barton geograph for square NG7943 The corrie floor is littered with boulders, some several metres high, and ringed... (more)
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Allt Coire nan Arr
by Jim Barton geograph for square NG7943 The corrie burn encountering some sandstone steps on its way down to the loch.
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The Triple Buttress, Coire Mhic Fhearchair
by Jim Barton for square NG9460 These magnificent sandstone and quartzite cliffs are showing up well in the... (more)
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Crag on Beinn Dubh a' Bhealaich
by Richard Dorrell geograph for square NG7318 There is much exposed sandstone on the top of this hill. In places it lies in... (more)
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Torridonian Sandstone
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Stac Pollaidh from Beinn Mhor na Coigich
by Jim Barton for square NC1010 A telephoto shot of Stac Pollaidh from the ridge east of Beinn Mhor na Coigich... (more)
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Camp below Sgurr an Fhidhleir
by Jim Barton geograph for square NC1005 A camp near Lochan Tuath in fine weather, May 1977.
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Heather and Grass MoorlandX
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Torridonian Sandstone
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Wild CampingX
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Coire Mhic Fhearchair from Sail Mhor
by Jim Barton for square NG9560 Looking across the coire past the easternmost of the Triple Buttresses to the... (more)
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Ridge from Spidean Coire nan Clach, Beinn Eighe
by Jim Barton geograph for square NG9659 One Torridon giant seen from its neighbour - Liathach in view across Coire Dubh Mor.
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The Black Cleft, Beinn Alligin
by Jim Barton geograph for square NG8661 A deep gully dropping about 550m almost from the summit of Sgurr Mor to Toll... (more)
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On the Horns of Alligin
by Jim Barton geograph for square NG8761 Approaching (I think) the first of the three Horns, minor peaks on the east... (more)
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Torridon and Liathach
by Andy Stephenson for square NG8956 From the graveyard. Showing how the small village is dwarfed by the might of... (more)
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Loch Kishorn from Achintraid
by Jim Barton geograph for square NG8438 Sgurr a' Chaorachain (L) and Beinn Bhan (R) from the path across the... (more)
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Torridonian Sandstone
Trees on HillsideX
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Across Loch Kishorn
by Jim Barton geograph for square NG8338 The big rounded buttress is the end of Sgurr a' Chaorachain with Coire nan... (more)
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View of MountainsX
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Hillside east of Loch Coire nan Arr
by Jim Barton geograph for square NG8142 Another area with a sprinkling of large boulders on the heather moor. The... (more)
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Massive boulders, Coire nan Arr (3)
by Jim Barton geograph for square NG8043 Looking back to the striking group of big boulders - what was their origin?... (more)
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Torridonian Sandstone
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Allt nan Glac
by Jim Barton geograph for square NG8043 The burn drains from the southern slopes of Beinn Bhan.
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Massive boulders, Coire nan Arr (2)
by Jim Barton geograph for square NG8043 A closer view of two of the boulders shown in NG8043 : Massive boulders, Coire nan Arr.
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Na Ciochan in profile
by Jim Barton for square NG7942 The serrated skyline of the spur with A' Cioch at the left-hand end.
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Cascade and pools, Allt Coire nan Arr
by Jim Barton geograph for square NG7943 The main burn draining the upper part of the corrie here has several small falls... (more)
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Towards the Bealach nan Arr
by Jim Barton geograph for square NG7943 Relatively easy ground leads to the pass into Coire Atadail with Beinn Bhan up... (more)
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The north side of Na Ciochan
by Jim Barton geograph for square NG7943 The Cioch itself is out of shot to the left. The spur from the main ridge of... (more)
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A' Cioch, Sgurr a' Chaorachain (3)
by Jim Barton geograph for square NG7942 This viewpoint shows clearly the separation of the Cioch itself from the rest of... (more)
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A' Cioch, Sgurr a' Chaorachain (2)
by Jim Barton geograph for square NG7942 A view taken from slightly further north, revealing some of the north side of... (more)
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A' Cioch, Sgurr a' Chaorachain
by Jim Barton for square NG7942 The imposing terminal buttress of the northern arm of Coire a' Chaorachain.... (more)
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Beinn Alligin
by Jim Barton for square NG8661 The mountain seen across Upper Loch Torridon from the viewpoint on the A896. L... (more)
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Waterfall on Allt Toll a' Mhadaidh
by Jim Barton geograph for square NG8758 A fall at the junction with the main river, Abhainn Coire Mhic Nobuil. The width... (more)
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Rocky River BedX
Torridonian Sandstone
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WaterfallX
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Drochaid Coire Roill
by Jim Barton for square NG9050 The lowest point of the ridge between Beinn Damh and Beinn na h-Eaglaise. The... (more)
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Sunshine in Glen Torridon
by Jim Barton geograph for square NG9255 Walking up the road on a fine May day before taking the path by the Allt an... (more)
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Cliffs of Na Ciochan
by Jim Barton geograph for square NG7942 The cliffs on the north side of Coire a' Chaorachain.
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