Den of Glasslaw
Introduction
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Den of Glasslaw
Image: © Anne Burgess Taken: 20 Jan 2017
In eastern Scotland the word 'den' means a steep-sided narrow glen, of which this is a classic example. It is one of the vast number of glacial meltwater channels in north-east Scotland, formed at the end of the last Ice Age.
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Image Location
Latitude
57.624855
Longitude
-2.251125