Pass of Drumochter
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The Pass of Drumochter (
National Cycle Route 7 between Glasgow
and Inverness also runs through the pass.
The pass is the only gap in the main
Corrour. The pass is a natural low point, where the headwaters of the Spey and Tay penetrate most deeply into the broad Gaick Plateau, with the River Garry flowing south, and the River Truim north. The gap has been shaped into a "U" convenient for a transport corridor by glacial action over successive ice ages, although Loch Ericht just to the west is a much larger glacial breach [2][3]
The route through the pass has been used since
General Wade
came through here.
It is the high point on the
RAF
as a training route for low level flying, now less frequently.
It is isolated, and the nearest settlement of any size is the small village of Dalwhinnie, some 10 km (6 mi) to the north.
The summit of the pass marks the boundary between
Highland Council area. A sign at this point says "Welcome to the Highlands/Fàilte don Ghàidhealtachd", although this is the boundary for the authority rather than for the Scottish Highlands
which extend south to the geological Highland Boundary Fault at Dunkeld.
References
- ISBN 9780907521303.
- ^ D. Linton, Watershed breaching by ice, Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers 1949, 15, 1-16
- ^ Hall AM and Jarman D (2004): Quaternary landscape evolution – plateau dissection by glacial breaching. In The Quaternary of the Central Grampian Highlands - Field Guide (edited by S. Lukas, J. Merritt, W. Mitchell). Quaternary Research Association, London, 26-40.
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