Much of the mountainous area in Loch Lomond National Park bears evidence of past glaciation. Pre-glacial V-shaped valleys were widened and deepened through multiple cycles of glacial erosion to form U-shaped valleys and deep lochs like Loch Lomond and Loch Katrine. Examples of glacial features include corries, abrasively smoothed rock surfaces, and moraines deposited as glaciers retreated, leaving the landscape shaped by the scouring action of ice.
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Much of the mountainous area in Loch Lomond National Park bears evidence of past glaciation. Pre-glacial V-shaped valleys were widened and deepened through multiple cycles of glacial erosion to form U-shaped valleys and deep lochs like Loch Lomond and Loch Katrine. Examples of glacial features include corries, abrasively smoothed rock surfaces, and moraines deposited as glaciers retreated, leaving the landscape shaped by the scouring action of ice.
Much of the mountainous area in Loch Lomond National Park bears evidence of past glaciation. Pre-glacial V-shaped valleys were widened and deepened through multiple cycles of glacial erosion to form U-shaped valleys and deep lochs like Loch Lomond and Loch Katrine. Examples of glacial features include corries, abrasively smoothed rock surfaces, and moraines deposited as glaciers retreated, leaving the landscape shaped by the scouring action of ice.
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Much of the mountainous area in Loch Lomond National Park bears evidence of past glaciation. Pre-glacial V-shaped valleys were widened and deepened through multiple cycles of glacial erosion to form U-shaped valleys and deep lochs like Loch Lomond and Loch Katrine. Examples of glacial features include corries, abrasively smoothed rock surfaces, and moraines deposited as glaciers retreated, leaving the landscape shaped by the scouring action of ice.
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of glacial erosion, and are now occupied by deep lochs including Loch Lomond and Loch Katrine
Excellent examples of glacially carved corries exist
on the shaded north-eastern sides of Ben Lui and Ben Lomond
As the ice flowed over the landscape, debris
carried at its base scoured and smoothed the rock surface below (a process known as abrasion)., eg glacially smoothed bedrock surfaces can be seen at Rowardennan car park
When the Loch Lomond ice cap grew to its
maximum extent, ice filled the valleys The surface of the ice cap reached up to 900 metres in altitude, with peaks such as Ben Lui just protruding above the ice.
Due to the intensely cold conditions, rocks on these
exposed peaks were subjected to considerable frost-shattering. Today, the angular blocky debris on the high summits contrasts with the glacially smoothed landscape in the valleys below.
During their final retreat, glaciers throughout
northern and central parts of the National Park deposited moraines at their margins.
These landforms can be observed as ridges and
hummocks scattered along valley floors, with particularly good examples occurring in Glen Cononish