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Name:Carn na Ceardaich
Hill number:4595
Height:571m / 1873ft
Parent (Ma):378  Meall nan Eagan
RHB Section:04B: Loch Treig to Loch Ericht
County/UA:Highland
Catchment:Spey
Class:Hump, Dodd (500-599m), Highland Five, Yeaman
(Hu,Tu,5,HF,Y)
Grid ref:NN 61869 87997
Summit feature:small cairn
Drop:113m
Col:458m  NN607875  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 42
(1:25k) OL50 OL56 393 402
Survey:obvious summit
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 60 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
From Meall na Ceardaich under pylon lines and up easy slopes to top. Kept to higher ground heading south then dropped down to western edge of woodland and back to track just east of AAS Lodge and out track to A889.Jossker23/09/2023
On the way back from Meall nan Eagan. Solo.Dangerous Dave24/03/2023
Route from A889 layby. Took forest track running by pylons to reach open hillside, first climbing Meall Na Ceardaich. Continued to Carn na Ceardaich, then Meall nan Eagan and Meall nan Eagan NW Top. Returned to beallach with Meall nan Eagan and descended NE then contoured SE through patches of silver birch woodland, then NE to rejoin track from ascent route. Only small patches of snow on this route, some mist and drizzle.RobertP10/03/2022
First of 5 Dodds from 636876, finishing on the track past Allt An't Sluic Lodge.NormanW29/08/2021
Up from forestry/pylon road to Carn na Ceardaich, revisit of Meall nan Eagan and return via Meall na Ceardaich. Superb Tump country.lordtonult29/08/2021
5 tops from parking at the track entrance to the east 6358 8767 meall na ceardaich, creag doire na h achlaise, meall nan eagan NW top, meall nan eagan repeat, carn na ceardaich.robertphillips06/08/2021
Parked at the end of the forestry/pylon track (NN6358 8767), took the track to the col, and easy ascent to the cairn. On to Creag Doire na h-Achlaise.LizH14/07/2021
Self and dog, by forest/pylon road from east.Invicta1413/06/2021
Followed path through firebreak east of summit, over minor top and up easy-angled slopes to summit, heather ok.alda01/12/2019
Visited Meall nan Eagan, Carn na Ceardich & Meall na Ceardaich. Bolton's 1000th Ma. Good day out - good weather.ger06/11/2019
Returning from Meall nan Eagan. With Reg Willis, Jon Foote, Liz and Ian Galbraith, Iain Brown and George Morl.bolton06/11/2019
On the way back from the Graham, great day, Phil's 1000th. Good company.iangalbraith06/11/2019
Up from the soggy col with the pylon. East from the top with just one deer fence to climb, more direct back to car. WithB and R.jenx02/11/2019
From east by forest track, then a few hundred meters south on moor to summit.willyross25/10/2019
With Brian R. Headed east over last top and down fire break to the main road.Play2End18/10/2019
Solo HFB29/07/2019
quick walk on way home, used the access track, gets you to within 500m of summit, good for some things..hils02/07/2018
From Halfway House, with Steve Smith. From Meall nan Eagan; on to Meall na Ceardaich.jonglew01/02/2018
Via forest track to E of summit which higher up is now a Beauly-Denny pylon access track (not returned to its original state - so no surprise there!)benalder28426/03/2017
GWjohn steel28/01/2017
from forest rd to SE which is now a major access rd for pylons. Could take a more direcr descent route. Excellent viewpoint. Also climbed on 8/5/15Thearlaichdubh01/05/2015
On way to Meall nan Eagan.ngthack08/03/2015
pleasant heather/rock hill. circuit from Dalwhinnie: good tk N bk of an t-Sluic; S bk pltn continuous almost to Dalwhinnie RHW31/05/2003
RichardM05/10/2023
alanm12/07/2023
StueyB19/06/2022
Trantham Clan18/05/2022
Simon Winton18/12/2021
PeterAH14/07/2021
mae04/06/2021
thenomad22/01/2020
Jon F06/11/2019
iaindbrown06/11/2019
Sherlock06/11/2019
lindaross25/10/2019
Dave McG13/02/2019
Dave Geere23/05/2018
mntainman01/02/2018
nicolajane03/12/2017
Martin R27/05/2017
bjewing19/02/2017
Steve Q17/12/2016
bertbarnett12304/12/2016
iaindbrown11/11/2016
Alan Whatley28/03/2016
AndyS28/08/2015
Lindsay M26/12/2014
Janet M26/12/2014
Rod M26/12/2014
thelonious27/06/2014