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==Glacial origin== |
==Glacial origin== |
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Loughrigg Tarn is the result of glacial action. The ice that excavated this depression did not come from Great Langdale, but instead came from Grasmere to the north. It moved over the col of Red Bank, the lowest section between |
Loughrigg Tarn is the result of glacial action. The ice that excavated this depression did not come from Great Langdale, but instead came from Grasmere to the north. It moved over the col of Red Bank, the lowest section between Loughrigg Fell and [[Silver How]], in a south-easterly direction into Great Langdale. This action is known as diffluence where one tongue of ice effectively cuts across the boundary of two catchment areas, the result of which created the elevated basin of Loughrigg Tarn we see today.<ref name="smith"/> Similarly this happened with [[Blea Tarn (Langdale)|Blea Tarn]], the hanging valley situated in between the heads of the Great and Little Langdale. |
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<div class="res-img">[[File:Loughrigg Tarn from Loughrigg Fell (5820).jpeg]]</div> |
<div class="res-img">[[File:Loughrigg Tarn from Loughrigg Fell (5820).jpeg]]</div> |
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==In literature== |
==In literature== |
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