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Name: | Carn Liath |
Hill number: | 595 |
Height: | 861.5m / 2826ft |
Parent (Ma): | 596 Creag an Dail Bheag |
RHB Section: | 08B: Cairngorms |
County/UA: | Aberdeenshire |
Catchment: | Dee (Aberdeen) |
Class: | Simm, High Hills of Britain, Corbett Top, Yeaman, Deleted Corbett (Tu,Sim,HHB,CT,Y,xC) |
Grid ref: | NO 16490 97614 |
Summit feature: | rock 15m NE of small cairn |
Drop: | 33.1m |
Col: | 828.4m NO 1617 9772 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 36 43 (1:25k) OL58S 404S |
Observations: | rock is 15cm higher than small cairn at NO 16480 97605 |
Survey: | Abney level/Leica RX1250 |
Comments: | Marilyn moved to hill 596 (previously a twin) following a survey in October 2013; Corbett moved in 2015 |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 292 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Quite a clear path has developed from the track, so an easy ascent to here. Views developed and we had a great panorama of Ben Avon. | NorfolkPT21 | 20/03/2024 |
Descended Culardoch to W to Bealach Dearg then found path heading uphill | 187lenny | 20/11/2022 |
Solo cycle from Keiloch, up to Invercauld then N to almost track high point at Bealach Dearg. NE flank of Carn Liath on way to Creag an Dail Bheag top. Descent by similar route. | John Lee | 15/09/2022 |
From Keiloch car park for a round of Culardoch, Carn Liath and Creag an Dail Bheag. | rhalstead | 25/06/2022 |
Keiloch, Culardoch, Carn Liath, Creag an Dail Bheag. | Flatfield | 18/05/2022 |
From Culardoch on the way to / from the second Corbett. | Owen B | 19/04/2022 |
With Sue from car park at Ke1loch, cycle along estate roads to Bealach Dearg. climb E should to summit of Carn Liath. Working off old 222 Corbett list, adding new surveyed. Walked two tops (Creag an Dail Beheag) and returned to Bealach and ascend Cullardoch. Return same way to bikes. | Frank | 19/09/2021 |
The top was covered in cloud but finding this ex-Corbett summit was relatively straightforward from the estate road. I passed over this summit again on the return. The cloud had lifted on the return leg and some views had opened up including Culardoch. | langskill | 26/06/2021 |
second ascent | sarahk | 20/12/2020 |
From Culardoch, an easy ascent on a clear day. Solo. | bolton | 14/09/2020 |
Despite knowing the results of the survey to the contrary I would still lose good money betting that this old Corbett summit is higher - such is the nature of the undulating multi top summit plateau. In fact a fellow walker asked if we were doing all 7 tops - I now know what she meant -as there are a lot of possible candidates -each feeling like the highest -until the next is reached. | Chris Pearson | 06/09/2020 |
Cairned path from track to E at NO 1804 9804 | carole engel | 09/07/2020 |
From car park at Keiloch, along estate roads to W of Altdourie, then tracks N in glen of Glas Allt Beag, continuing to col between Creag an Dail Bheag and Carn Liath, W to the first, then E to the second, descending to Loch Builg track, following that to a sharp bend W of Culardoch, continuing on small tracks and paths up Culardoch, descending S to track that then rejoins Loch Builg track, thence S to Invercauld and return to Keiloch | kdbennett | 13/04/2019 |
DR | Vin | 20/11/2018 |
During a week in Tomintoul. With Smithy from the car park (£3) at Keiloch. Followed the RoW NE from just short of Invercauld House. Just before exiting the trees, put my sack down on a nest of quite gigantic ants! Took track all way to high point due W of Culardoch & then slanted up the final slope into a very stiff wind to the top. Swift retreat down to col, back along track for about 1km & then took an obvious path just past a small cairn to Carn Liath/Creag An Dail Bheag. Wandered over every lump & bump like a proper bagger just to be sure. Strangely not as windy as Culardoch. Then made a total mess of the descent by initially following the wall & then changing tack, heather bashing over to the outward track & back to the car. | NotReallyABagger | 09/09/2018 |
On route between the 2 Marilyns. Mountain hares and ptarmigan on top. | dal | 06/07/2018 |
TGO Challenge 2018 | twg27 | 20/05/2018 |
Ridge f'rom bealach with Culardoch | trimarc2 | 18/05/2018 |
Ridge from Culardoch. | davidpettit84 | 31/03/2018 |
AGSFP meet | slynch | 30/09/2017 |
ghaley | 04/08/2017 | |
Second ascent.From Keiloch by bike. | NormanW | 02/08/2017 |
With: hb; From Invercauld CP up through snowy woods (where we saw Capercaillie tracks - huge!) almost to Bealach Dearg then E ridge to summit to avoid as much snow as possible. Across to Creag an Dail Bheag then down & up Culardoch. Returned via track. | Ian Baines | 26/04/2017 |
With: ib; From Invercauld CP up through snowy woods (where we saw Capercaillie tracks - huge!) almost to Bealach Dearg then E ridge to summit to avoid as much snow as possible. Across to Creag an Dail Bheag then down & up Culardoch. Returned via track. | Helen Baines | 26/04/2017 |
Weather fair with clag patches, snow on ground. | MountainMac | 29/01/2017 |
Glorious Spring day | kenmorti | 16/03/2016 |
on way to cadb | robertphillips | 30/10/2015 |
Debs and Goska | Mountain Goat | 28/03/2015 |
CK | SheilaS | 05/03/2015 |
With Will & Suz, staying in Ballater. | Grinner | 08/11/2014 |
Fab solo walk, with major sting in tail. Up thro' wonderful open scots pine woods, fluffy cumulus, blue sky above, interesting fungi, grass heads dancing in ocasional light breeze. Long track north. Eight mountain bikers working with BP Aberdeen, from 5 different counties struggle uphill. Cullardoch summiit 12.50. Carn Liath, many topped plateau, two tops 150/200m north of marked highest cairn, look higher. On to newly re-confirmed Corbett Creag an Dail Beag. Then contouring round western side of Carn Liath's slopes en route to southern spur and SE to SIM Creag a'Chait. Before getting there, while contouring across very gently angled slope boulder field, I experienced being conscious of feeling that I was hopping across the boulder field fairly fast and feeling double edged, both proudly happy with what I percieved as fairly good sense of balance, but also conscious of how easy for boulders to move under my feet and throw me off balance. 
With hind sight, this felt like a pre-cognition | vegibagger | 18/07/2014 |
Lovely sunny day went up from Invercauld to the hut below the bealach return down the wall to invercauld | Nozzer | 20/05/2014 |
Solo. | Dangerous Dave | 03/10/2013 |
Solo. From walkers' car park at Keiloch. Via Gleann an t-Slugain, Meall an t-Slugain, Carn na Craoibhe Seilich and Creag an Dhail Bheag. Two cairns on Carn Liath. Smaller one looks like highest point but there is another point nearby which is much the same in height. Descended down south ridge. | pwbellarby | 11/01/2013 |
Was Corbett at time of ascent so was regarded as a second round ascent. | pwbellarby 2nd | 11/01/2013 |
Adding old logs | Angelaf | 07/06/2012 |
Second top today on a very warm Sunday. | Dugswell2 | 27/05/2012 |
Updating records | Simon Winton | 21/04/2012 |
self with Cullardoch was a Corbett when I did it! | davidsbatty | 20/03/2012 |
culardoch and carn liath both tops cycled in to below creag a chait. | robertphillips | 26/02/2012 |
KeithByTheC | 29/05/2011 | |
climbed, solo, from col, to which I had puffed up on the trusty bike. Found hut demolished! Initially clear on top it didn't stay like that. Covered the two Corbett tops - glad of the GPS. returned to col for Culardoch | niallp | 20/09/2010 |
A fine clear day. enjoyable walk up through Invercauld estate. Solo. Magic moment on summit of Cullardoch... A family of Ptarmigan chicks at my feet! | gercal53 | 20/06/2010 |
After Culardoch an easy walk onto the ridge heading S | torkm | 08/08/2009 |
From Keiloch and up the track, branching off to climb up along the burn. | Windy Corner | 02/05/2009 |
2 of 3: From Culardoch. | ChrisR | 13/10/2008 |
from Invercauld - with Culardoch | nordicstar | 09/02/2008 |
Not bad weather for time of year. Good of the estate to provide a bothy to eat your lunch in ! | gman | 16/12/2007 |
bike+hike with A. | gav777 | 02/09/2006 |
R | Richard Tait | 08/07/2006 |