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Total height
  
60-metre (200 ft)

Height
  
60 m

Watercourse
  
Tail Burn

Phone
  
+44 7713 786230

Grey Mare's Tail

Location
  
Near Moffat, southern Scotland

Address
  
Dumfries & Galloway DG10 9LP, UK

Similar
  
Dock Park, Museum of Lead Mining, Dalscone Farm Fun, Threave Castle, Dumfries and Galloway

Profiles

Grey Mare's Tail is a 60-metre (200 ft) hanging valley waterfall near to Moffat in southern Scotland. The fall is produced by the Tail Burn flowing from Loch Skeen cascading into the Moffat Water in the lower valley below.

The surrounding area forms the Grey Mare's Tail Nature Reserve, owned by the National Trust for Scotland. The footpath from the valley floor up to Loch Skeen is one of the more popular walks in the area. Parking is also provided.

Grey Mare’s Tail Nature Reserve is situated along the Moffat Water Valley in the heart of the Southern Uplands. This National Trust for Scotland property extends over 922 hectares and is characterised by a dramatic waterfall (the 5th highest in the UK), an upland loch Loch Skeen and White Coomb which rises to 821m and is one of the highest hills in Southern Scotland. The post-glacial landscape is an open mosaic of heather and rough grazing that includes 8 habitats of European importance and many plant species of international, national and regional significance. The reserve is botanically diverse, containing the richest assemblage of rare upland plants in Southern Scotland.

Recognised as a Special Area of Conservation, Grey Mare's Tail Nature Reserve is popular with hill walkers, botanists and wildlife enthusiasts.

There is also historical evidence of Iron Age settlers and the Covenanters who sought sanctuary here in the 17th century

Notable animal species: Peregrine Falcon, Ring Ouzel, Raven, Vendace and Wild Goats

Rare plants: many, including Oblong Woodsia, Montane Willows, Alpine Saw-wort

Grey mare s tail loch skene moffat scotland an aerial tour


References

Grey Mare's Tail Wikipedia


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