- The place
- Moffatdale, Dumfries and Galloway
- The memory
- A historical memory · exact trip date unrecorded
- Original post
- Posted 10 February 2024 · archive memory
- Local notes checked
- 2026-10-23
01 / In our own words
The story
behind the photo.
See the original post ↗Grey Mare’s Tail Trail … 80mph winds a few weeks ago with a completely frozen Loch. Highlight recommend coming here on a nice day. @themountainlyon8 #scottishborders #munros #mountain #waterfall #waterfalls #greymarestail #dog #windy
From this outing
The trip
in photographs.
7 photographs from this outing. Open a photo to browse this collection. These are the still photographs recovered from this outing. The original post remains linked for any video clips.
02 / A little local knowledge
More to the place.
More to discover.
Researched background and planning context, separate from our original caption.
A glacial leftover
The main waterfall drops around 60 metres from a hanging valley, left high above Moffatdale by unequal glacial erosion.
Grey Mare's Tail — Waterfall ↗A waterfall with a literary cameo
Sir Walter Scott visited Grey Mare's Tail and described it in his poem Marmion.
Grey Mare's Tail — Waterfall ↗03 / Make it your day
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Map pins show approximate public places, not our route or overnight location.