Carn an Tuirc
Appearance
Carn an Tuirc | |
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![]() Cairn marks the start of the track down to Glen Callater. | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,019 m (3,343 ft) |
Prominence | 64 m (210 ft)[1] |
Parent peak | Cairn of Claise |
Listing | Munro |
Coordinates | 56°54′30″N 3°21′28″W / 56.9082°N 3.3577°W |
Naming | |
English translation | Hill of the Wild Boar |
Geography | |
Parent range | Grampian Mountains |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Walk |
Carn an Tuirc is a mountain in the Grampian Mountains of Scotland,[2] located about two miles from the Glenshee Ski Centre near Braemar.
References
- ^ "Carn an Tuirc". hillbagging.co.uk. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ Watson, Adam; Allan, Elizabeth (1984). The place names of Upper Deeside. Aberdeen University Press. p. 37.