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Name: | Cul nan Gad [The Cairns] |
Hill number: | 6144 |
Height: | 515m / 1690ft |
Parent (Ma): | 491 Ben Tirran |
RHB Section: | 07B: Braemar to Montrose |
County/UA: | Aberdeenshire |
Catchment: | Dee (Aberdeen) |
Class: | Dodd (500-599m), Highland Five (Tu,5,HF) |
Grid ref: | NO 32261 87421 |
Summit feature: | very large boulder |
Drop: | 40m |
Col: | 475m NO324870 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 44 (1:25k) OL53N 388N |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 19 users) | By | Date of Ascent |
Track from W, good parking 100m N of start. Baggerrambles weekend at Ballater Hostel | RHW | 30/09/2023 |
biked up to near the top. | robertphillips | 03/07/2021 |
Large layby NO 3156 8757 and track from NW | carole engel | 05/07/2020 |
Poor weather hill. Good track most of the way. Weather improved so went on to Fasheilach. | Campbell Singer | 07/05/2019 |
https://www.strava.com/activities/2008870654 | Alastair S | 09/12/2018 |
Quick and easy detour from track, on way back from Fasheilach. | Lindsay M | 08/04/2018 |
Surprised that this hasn't been logged on here before. Easy ascent on vehicle track, 30 minutes there and back. Large boulders on the top, I made the highest point the easternmost boulder at NO 32263,87417. | Crib Goch | 21/10/2015 |
Dave McG | 20/03/2024 | |
thelonious | 02/06/2023 | |
StueyB | 10/10/2022 | |
Gonk | 04/08/2021 | |
alda | 20/06/2021 | |
Tony S | 23/04/2021 | |
Bob67 | 27/03/2021 | |
DaveO | 06/03/2021 | |
govanah | 03/11/2020 | |
hill walker | 22/09/2018 | |
mae | 16/04/2018 | |
chalky1953 | 18/04/2016 |