Strath
A strath is a large valley, typically a river valley that is wide and shallow (as opposed to a glen, which is typically narrower and deep).[1]
Word and etymology
An anglicisation of the
languages. It is commonly used in rural Scotland to describe a wide valley, even by non-Gaelic speakers.In Scottish place-names, Strath- is of Gaelic and
Gaelic srath is derived from
Toponymy
It occurs in numerous place names within
It also occurs in the names of five
The word is related to Welsh Ystrad, as in Strat Clut, the Old Welsh name for the Kingdom of Strathclyde.
In
In geology
In geology, a strath is a bedrock surface within a river valley that marks a base level of erosion by the river. This may underlie a contemporary strath valley floor, corresponding to the present base level, but it may also correspond to a former base level now preserved in the geologic record.[5]
When a river in a strath valley is
If a change in sedimentation rates results in renewed deposition of sediments (
See also
References
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- ^ a b James, Alan G. "The Brittonic Language in the Old North - A Guide to the Place-Name Evidence" (PDF). Scottish Place Name Society. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
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- ^ Connell, Sean D.; Love, David W. (2001). "Stratigraphy of middle and upper Pleistocene fluvial deposits of the Rio Grand (post-Santa Fe Group) and the geomorphic development of the Rio Grande Valley, Northern Albuquerque Basin, Central New Mexico" (PDF). New Mexico Burea of Geology and Mineral Resources Open File Reports. 454B: 167–178. Retrieved 31 July 2020.