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Carn an Tuirc

Coordinates: 56°54′30″N 3°21′28″W / 56.9082°N 3.3577°W / 56.9082; -3.3577
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Carn an Tuirc
The western slopes
Highest point
Elevation1,019 m (3,343 ft)
Prominence64 m (210 ft)[1]
Parent peakCairn of Claise
ListingMunro
Coordinates56°54′30″N 3°21′28″W / 56.9082°N 3.3577°W / 56.9082; -3.3577
Naming
English translationhill of the boar
Geography
Carn an Tuirc is located in Scotland
Carn an Tuirc
Carn an Tuirc
Parent rangeGrampian Mountains
Climbing
Easiest routeWalk

Carn an Tuirc (Scottish Gaelic: Càrn an Tuirc, 'hill of the wild boar')[2] is a mountain in the Mounth region of the Grampian Mountains, in the Scottish Highlands.[3] It is about two miles from the Glenshee Ski Centre near Braemar.

References

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  1. ^ "Carn an Tuirc". hillbagging.co.uk. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Carn an Tuirc". Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba: Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland.
  3. ^ Watson, Adam; Allan, Elizabeth (1984). The place names of Upper Deeside. Aberdeen University Press. p. 37. ISBN 9781782221913.