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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
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 19 users)ByDate of Ascent
Track from W, good parking 100m N of start. Baggerrambles weekend at Ballater HostelRHW30/09/2023
biked up to near the top.robertphillips03/07/2021
Large layby NO 3156 8757 and track from NWcarole engel05/07/2020
Poor weather hill. Good track most of the way. Weather improved so went on to Fasheilach.Campbell Singer07/05/2019
https://www.strava.com/activities/2008870654Alastair S09/12/2018
Quick and easy detour from track, on way back from Fasheilach.Lindsay M08/04/2018
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 Goch21/10/2015
Dave McG20/03/2024
thelonious02/06/2023
StueyB10/10/2022
Gonk04/08/2021
alda20/06/2021
Tony S23/04/2021
Bob6727/03/2021
DaveO06/03/2021
govanah03/11/2020
hill walker22/09/2018
mae16/04/2018
chalky195318/04/2016