Coire a 'Cheud-chnoic
The Coire a 'Cheud-chnoic ( English Corrie of the Hundred Hills ; ( German "Corrie the 100 Hills" )) is located near Torridon , southwest of Ullapool in the Highlands and is the best example of a natural phenomenon in Scotland , a glacial karst formation through the deposit of receding glaciers.
The cirques form a multitude of small hills made of sand and gravel (hilly moraine landscape ). In a few places the effect of the ice can be seen more clearly than in the Corries.
In 1849, near Connor Pass , on Lough Doon in Ireland, an important breakthrough in understanding these glacier formations was made when the Irish alpine climber John Ball (1818–1889) realized that the corries are of the same type as the karst formations in Switzerland.
A footpath that starts opposite the A896 parking lot about 10 km south of Kinlochewe leads through this area.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Corrie comes from the Scottish Gaelic "coire" (pot or kettle) and means "Cwm" in Welsh.
Web links
- Description and picture
- JE Gordon, DG Sutherland: Coire a'Cheud-chnoic , Geological Conservation Review, Volume 6: Quaternary of Scotland, Chapter 6: North-west Highlands
Coordinates: 57 ° 33 ′ 20 " N , 5 ° 24 ′ 44.4" W.