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Name:Millstone Cairn
Hill number:4106
Height:743m / 2438ft
Parent (Ma):457  Lochnagar - Cac Carn Beag
RHB Section:07A: Braemar to Montrose
County/UA:Aberdeenshire
Catchment:Dee (Aberdeen)
Class:Simm, Graham Top
(Tu,Sim,GT)
Grid ref:NO 16958 88973
Summit feature:outcrop 7m S of cairn
Drop:37m
Col:706m  NO171890  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 43
(1:25k) OL52N OL58S 387N 404S
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 69 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
Down from Creag nan Leachda, through gate in deer fence and track to summit cairn. Nicest summit of the day. With dave g & Minto.Dangerous Dave30/09/2023
Circuit from Callater car parkBLACKHILL18/04/2023
From Auchallater car park then traverse of high ground heading towards Braemar. Snow on ground with sun and light breeze.cjo11/03/2023
Route on ridge running all the way from Braemar to Lochnagar, with return along Glen Callater. Started with climb to Creag Choinnich, steep descent to beallach and climb to Carn nan Sgliat. Continued to Millstone Cairn (rough steep climb), Creag nan Leachda. On to Creag na Dearcaige and Creag Loisgte, descent to Loch Phadruig. Climbed Meall an t-Slugain, continued to Creag an Loch, joined path for a while and then Carn an t-Sagairt Mor, Carn an t-Sagairt Beag, Carn a' Choire Bhoidheach, and Cac Carn Mor and Cac Carn Beag of Lochnagar. Return along good path to Glen Callater.RobertP10/07/2022
Last hill of the day. Followed the deer fence back to AuchallaterAndrew Simmons08/07/2022
From Auchallater along track through Glen Callater to Lochcallater Lodge, then up excellent path from just before the Lodge to col before Carn an t-Sagairt Mor, then directly up steep slope to Creag an Loch, continuing NNW along ridge to Meall an t-Slugain, down steep slope to E end of Loch Phadruig and up to Creag Loisgte continuing to Creag na Dearcaige, descending very steeply to 668m col, ascending gradually to Creag nan Leachda, descending NW to col with Millstone Cairn (through gate in deer fence), up and down to Millstone Cairn, then descended first NW to col then WSW (over very difficult ground, recently planted with pines) to meet old ATV track and followed that down to A93 just S of Easter Auchallater (through another deer fence gate), and back to Auchallater along A93kdbennett01/08/2021
After some hills in the morning, climbed this one from Auchallater. Rough going up the SW ridge through deep heather and new conifer planting. Then on to Creag nan Leachda.NormanW26/10/2020
Parked at Auchallater. Round of 7 Simms: Carn Dubh, Creag an Loch, Meall an t-Slugain, Creag Loisgte, Creag nan Leachda, Millstone Cairn, Carn nan Sgliat.PGCE25/07/2020
Fine spring day - 9 tops from Braemar to Glen Callater.nix_snilloc19/04/2019
Debs & Tali, from the campsite, Carn nan Sgliat, Millstone Cairn & Creag nan Leachda. Dropped down to Invercauld, along the road and back over the pass under the Lion's FaceMountain Goat24/03/2019
https://www.strava.com/activities/2237779197Alastair S24/03/2019
From Auchallater, clockwise round of the three Humps plus Simm tops with Jenx and Bryhernordicstar19/01/2019
A fine snowy circuit. Easy going once above the long heather and tree plantings until the final steep slope down to the bridge.jenx19/01/2019
Day 2 of the Grampian Mountain ChallengeGeoff Briggs11/11/2018
From Auchallater. Continued to Creag nan Leachda and Carn nan Sgliat.duchally24/04/2018
Hump bagging in November sun. Round of Slugain, Loisgte, Leachda, Millstone, Sgliat from Auchallater. The summit is within a deer exclusion fence, there is a gate at the col to the east.Topographer5702/11/2017
carn nan sgliat, millstone cairn, creag nan leachda, creag na dearcaige, creag loisgte, carn phadruig, meall an t slugain, creag an loch, from parking area 1 km south of braemar on A93.robertphillips02/07/2017
Parked at Auchallater (£2-50 charge). Ascended by the south ridge, which is being planted with conifers.JohnW25/10/2016
A circular from Braemar with a friend. Carn nan Sgliat (690m), Millstone Cairn (743m), Creag na Dearcaige (774m) and Creag Loisgte (795m).tobywharne12/07/2015
See Creag nan Leachdadickscroop19/06/2015
Solo HFB12/06/2015
Solo. From car park at Keiloch. After ascending Creag nan Leachda. From summit of later NW along summit ridge, then veering left. Close to col with Millstone Cairn came to a new, high fence and went through a substantial gate. Followed a narrow path that ascends Millstone Cairn diagonally northwards so avoiding the steep rocky ground that a direct ascent would have involved. Continued to Carn nan Sgliat.pwbellarby20/08/2013
outcrop 7M S of cn, 743m. N ridge steep and slabby, OK with care. RHW02/07/2011
Minto30/09/2023
dave g30/09/2023
Tom Mundell10/06/2023
Trekking toes10/06/2023
chrispine24/05/2023
richtea504004/05/2023
iainwalton30/03/2023
Dottie08/11/2022
Simon Winton10/08/2022
weaselmaster10/06/2022
AndyS20/07/2021
anguscow01/09/2020
govanah12/03/2020
Gonk21/05/2019
Dave McG01/05/2019
daviemore08/09/2018
tgboosh08/07/2018
maknipe04/11/2017
RichardM05/03/2017
Tony S28/10/2016
Alan Whatley14/06/2016
BaggerGutt30/05/2016
mae11/05/2016
iaindbrown19/10/2015
interloper17/10/2015
Fletch17/10/2015
elma spencer01/08/2015