RE Webcams section. The Nevisport website appears to be not active. The Cairngorm ski area cameras are not displayed.
Otherwise, 10 for this page!
April 20, 2009
Excellent page, there's some great info in there but why have you put Badenoch and Lochaber with the Grampians? or have I missed the boat here?
maybe sub-ranges may be an idea?
Hi. How you doing? You may find
>this link from the forum helpful in the reasoning behind why we done what we done.
The discussion prior to this might explain the thinking also.
>Original discussion
Hope this helps.
Cheers,
Stephen
Why have you not given Lochaber and Badenoch seperate pages as opposed to placing them together with the Grampians. I see them as both seperate mountainous and geological areas.
We wanted to create an overarching page that would cover the whole of the central Scotland i.e. that area south of the Great Glen and north of the Southern Uplands, of which Lochaber (at least in part) and Badenoch, are a part of. According to most definitions, they are certainly not separate from the Grampians, although Lochaber is also part of the Northwest Highlands.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but Lochaber and Badenoch aren't really geological entities, like say the Cairngorms or the Ben Nevis Range are, but administrative units. Our sub-areas are loosely based on those of the SMC, but largely take their boundaries from actual geological formations and regimes that best represent the topography of the landscape. A great deal of discussion went into the placement of these boundaries, and in some areas boundaries are not definite, but 'fuzzy', something that's difficult to map in this way. Partly because of this, and partly because of matters of consistency, we felt that administrative areas or boundaries were too rigid to be used on a page such as this.
As Stephen suggests, check out the forum discussion for more info, it should give you an idea of where we are coming from with this.
Hi Folks,
Does anyone have a shape file for the Grampians and/or Sub-ranges such as that one used within "The Sub-ranges of the Grampian Mountains" picture on this page? I would love to get my hands on one.
Thanks in advance.
Lewis
I used MapInfo to create these maps so MapInfo Tabs exist, but not Shape Files.
I'm afraid however that the files are all on my desktop hard drive which is currently packed up in storage. I've recently moved house (to the Cairngorms funnily enough) and I'm afraid it's going to stay there until I'm out of rented accommodation and into my own place... which may be some time.
I would happily provide it if I get it out before then though.
rgb2 - Apr 20, 2009 1:37 pm - Voted 10/10
webcam correctionsRE Webcams section. The Nevisport website appears to be not active. The Cairngorm ski area cameras are not displayed.
Otherwise, 10 for this page!
April 20, 2009
Nanuls - Apr 20, 2009 2:22 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: webcam correctionsThanks for the heads up therel; both sites seem to have had updates since this pages' code was written. Links have now been updated!
Cheers
Dan
TheMunroist - Jul 19, 2009 4:55 pm - Voted 9/10
just a queryExcellent page, there's some great info in there but why have you put Badenoch and Lochaber with the Grampians? or have I missed the boat here?
maybe sub-ranges may be an idea?
cheers
Boydie - Jul 19, 2009 6:31 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: just a queryHi. How you doing? You may find >this link from the forum helpful in the reasoning behind why we done what we done.
The discussion prior to this might explain the thinking also.
>Original discussion
Hope this helps.
Cheers,
Stephen
TheMunroist - Jul 20, 2009 6:17 am - Voted 9/10
ThanksThanks very much, just trying to get my bearings, new to the site...
Nanuls - Jul 20, 2009 7:22 am - Hasn't voted
Re: ThanksNo worries, sorry, what exactly is your question? I'm a little unclear.
Cheers
Dan
TheMunroist - Jul 20, 2009 10:47 am - Voted 9/10
sorryWhy have you not given Lochaber and Badenoch seperate pages as opposed to placing them together with the Grampians. I see them as both seperate mountainous and geological areas.
Nanuls - Jul 20, 2009 2:02 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: sorryHi there,
We wanted to create an overarching page that would cover the whole of the central Scotland i.e. that area south of the Great Glen and north of the Southern Uplands, of which Lochaber (at least in part) and Badenoch, are a part of. According to most definitions, they are certainly not separate from the Grampians, although Lochaber is also part of the Northwest Highlands.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but Lochaber and Badenoch aren't really geological entities, like say the Cairngorms or the Ben Nevis Range are, but administrative units. Our sub-areas are loosely based on those of the SMC, but largely take their boundaries from actual geological formations and regimes that best represent the topography of the landscape. A great deal of discussion went into the placement of these boundaries, and in some areas boundaries are not definite, but 'fuzzy', something that's difficult to map in this way. Partly because of this, and partly because of matters of consistency, we felt that administrative areas or boundaries were too rigid to be used on a page such as this.
As Stephen suggests, check out the forum discussion for more info, it should give you an idea of where we are coming from with this.
Cheers
Dan
TheMunroist - Jul 20, 2009 2:20 pm - Voted 9/10
Re: replyAh... now i do understand that the logic of that
cheers and keep up the good work on Scotland's mountain pages!
Ken A - Aug 23, 2015 9:28 am - Hasn't voted
Update West Coast Mountin Guides web addressHi,
Under 'External Links' and 'Mountain Conditions' could you please update the URL for West Coast Mountain Guides to:
http://www.westcoast-mountainguides.co.uk/category/news/
Much appreciated!
Ken Applegate
lewismc - Sep 11, 2015 2:12 am - Hasn't voted
Shape Files for GrampiansHi Folks,
Does anyone have a shape file for the Grampians and/or Sub-ranges such as that one used within "The Sub-ranges of the Grampian Mountains" picture on this page? I would love to get my hands on one.
Thanks in advance.
Lewis
Nanuls - Sep 11, 2015 3:05 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Shape Files for GrampiansHi Lewis
I used MapInfo to create these maps so MapInfo Tabs exist, but not Shape Files.
I'm afraid however that the files are all on my desktop hard drive which is currently packed up in storage. I've recently moved house (to the Cairngorms funnily enough) and I'm afraid it's going to stay there until I'm out of rented accommodation and into my own place... which may be some time.
I would happily provide it if I get it out before then though.
What do you intend to use it for by the way?
Cheers
Dan
brian@thisisbliss.com - Jul 30, 2019 6:00 am - Voted 10/10
Broken link for Loch Awe Holiday ParkHello,
We love this post! Please can you update our Holiday Park with the correct link? In the Campsites section at the bottom of the post.
Loch Awe Holiday Park is now found at https://www.argyllholidays.com/parks/loch-awe-holiday-park
Many thanks