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Name: | Big Brae |
Hill number: | 584 |
Height: | 940m / 3084ft |
Parent (Ma): | 536 Ben Avon - Leabaidh an Daimh Bhuidhe |
Parent (SMC): | 536 Ben Avon - Leabaidh an Daimh Bhuidhe |
RHB Section: | 08B: Cairngorms |
County/UA: | Moray |
Catchment: | Spey |
Class: | Deleted Munro Top (xMT) |
Grid ref: | NJ 16012 03281 |
Summit feature: | 7m rock tor |
Drop: | 8m |
Col: | 931.6m NJ 1581 0333 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 36 (1:25k) OL58S 404S |
Observations: | outcrop at NJ 15898 03302 is 1m higher |
Survey: | Seco 2x Hand Level/Leica Disto D510 |
Comments: | Outcrop 115m W mapped at 942m is considered less likely to be Munro's intended location. See 'The Munros and Tops 1891-1997' available at www.hills-database.co.uk |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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*For information about access rights in Scotland see the ScotWays website.
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 83 users) | By | Date of Ascent |
Stickman | 03/09/2023 | |
iainwalton | 28/05/2023 | |
Dottie001 | 14/08/2022 | |
Dottie | 14/08/2022 | |
From B976 at 261982. Left bike at Lochbuilg Lodge. With Carn Tiekeiver, West Meur Gorm Craig, East Meur Gorm Craig, Meall Gaineimh & Meall an t-Seanagin. | duchally | 22/06/2022 |
A big day out from camp by Quoich Water, visiting all Ben Avon tops. With B and R. | jenx | 14/05/2022 |
govanah | 12/08/2021 | |
govanah2 | 12/08/2021 | |
rocket-ron | 03/08/2021 | |
PVokes | 17/07/2021 | |
RonaLindsay | 17/07/2021 | |
Penultimate xMT en route from Lochbuilg Lodge camp to ultimate. | Eddie | 27/06/2021 |
Blair282 | 12/06/2021 | |
Badders | 08/09/2020 | |
wintergreen | 02/08/2020 | |
Crawford Lindsay | 02/08/2020 | |
Corvid Fiesta | 02/08/2020 | |
Fi | 18/07/2020 | |
scoob | 18/07/2020 | |
Revisit, think i also did the tor previous year but not 100% certain so made sure this time. | Dave McG | 12/07/2020 |
Repeat | chalky1953 | 12/07/2020 |
carole engel | 11/07/2020 | |
alda | 12/10/2019 | |
I wouldn't describe the summit as a tor! However, the actual lower but bigger tor up here is a pleasant, easy scramble. Solo. | Dangerous Dave | 29/06/2019 |
Dave McG | 07/06/2019 | |
Erik B | 07/06/2019 | |
Cairn and rock tor | BaggerGutt | 14/05/2019 |
Collection of Big Garvoun and Ben Avon tops, in via R Gairn. Big Brae, visited 3 summits of which the bigger but lower 7m tor a greasy scramble a little worrying in descent, contouring descent then steeply down to Drochaid, over Tiekeiver, back out along R Gairn, 40km 12h. | RHW | 27/04/2019 |
interloper | 04/06/2018 | |
Sick Kid | 15/07/2017 | |
weaselmaster | 14/07/2017 | |
biked in from track entrance on B976 at 26100 98200 to lochbuilg lodge ruins c/w route carn tiekeiver, west meur gorm craig, big brae, east meur gorm craig, east meur gorm craig north top, meall gaineimh, meall an t seangain. | robertphillips | 01/07/2017 |
LadyinAyeVan | 05/08/2016 | |
Dave Geere | 18/08/2015 | |
DaveMcS | 23/05/2015 | |
weaselmaster | 12/09/2014 | |
2 of 8: From East Meur Gorm Craig. | ChrisR | 21/06/2014 |
As part of round picking up deleted tops I had missed.From tent in valley to south | dickscroop | 28/08/2013 |
On way from Clach Ban to Ben Avon, a fascinating approach, lots of knolls and tors. See Ben Avon log for full route from Inchory. | pwheeler | 26/06/2012 |
mae | 19/06/2012 | |
CK | SheilaS | 17/04/2011 |
MuckleG | 19/09/2009 | |
ajwxyzt | 02/08/2009 | |
silverhow | 25/05/2009 | |
ngthack | 17/05/2009 | |
chalky1953 | 11/05/2009 | |
Secound visit to Ben Avon, to complete the tops and Beinn A Bhuird. Cycled in on evening before from Invercauld. walked 33.5 km, climbed 1520m in 11 hours before returning. | JamesSDonald | 23/09/2008 |
jimbloomer | 15/06/2007 | |
geoffreycurnock | 07/06/2007 | |
Walked around from West Meur Gorm Craig. | yorkie | 30/08/2006 |
Solo. Ben Avon & all Tops (past & present). | John Lee | 27/08/2006 |
From Tomintoul by bike, calm, sunny and good views. Recently added footnote - top coords moved, reckon I climbed all the tors there and had ripped trousers to prove it! | iangalbraith | 15/06/2006 |
Ken_Stewart | 14/06/2006 | |
IainT | 17/05/2004 | |
Tricky | 12/08/2002 | |
N.Morters | 05/07/2001 | |
interloper | 10/06/2001 | |
with Morag | Rockhopper | 06/05/2001 |
AlanD | 02/06/2000 | |
benarmine | 01/01/2000 | |
Norrie Muir | 07/08/1999 | |
Between East and West Meur Gorm. | Aye Jimmy | 05/10/1996 |
Tony S | 11/05/1996 | |
daviemore | 27/10/1993 | |
Sherlock | 24/10/1992 | |
Meagaidh | 01/04/1991 | |
RHW | 17/04/1990 | |
johnbarnard25 | 14/04/1989 | |
GordonAdshead | 01/07/1988 | |
Went over this Top when descending from summit of Ben Avon and making way between West Meur Gorm Craig & East Meur Gorm Craig. (Solo) | gerrybowes | 25/06/1988 |
From Keiloch up Glen Slugain doing Ben Avon and Beinn a'Bhuird before meeting GB on the slopes of Beinn Mheadhoin. | bolton | 25/06/1988 |
Kiltie | 13/06/1987 | |
john steel | 06/07/1986 | |
Alan Whatley | 20/06/1986 | |
Isbjorn | 04/05/1986 | |
Alan Moore | 17/04/1981 | |
Kiltie | 04/04/1981 | |
eddieh | 11/07/1978 | |
AJR | 01/07/1971 | |
kanderson | 01/01/1970 | |
curlebd | 01/01/1950 | |
Robin56 | blank | |
peakrodent | blank |