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Name:Cairn Leuchan
Hill number:4129
Height:699.8m / 2296ft
Parent (Ma):491  Ben Tirran
RHB Section:07B: Braemar to Montrose
County/UA:Aberdeenshire
Catchment:Dee (Aberdeen)
Class:Simm, Graham Top
(Tu,Sim,GT)
Grid ref:NO 37895 90557
Summit feature:large embedded boulder
Drop:44.6m
Col:655.2m  NO 3707 8955  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 44
(1:25k) OL53N 388N
Observations:cairn 560m N at NO 38003 91112 is 0.6m lower
Survey:Abney level/Leica RX1250
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 38 users)ByDate of Ascent
On day 11 of TGOC 2023, between Ballater and Shiel of Glentanaralistairpooler22/05/2023
With Pannanich, Cairn Vallaich and Knockie BranarGonk19/05/2022
3 Simm walk from campsite at Ballaterjenx10/09/2021
6 tops from ballater, pannanich hill, knockie branar, cairn leuchan, creag dearg, fasheilach, auchnacraig hill, down to near linn of muick cottage for a good downhill bike run back to ballater.robertphillips04/07/2021
With Colin L and John H. Sunny, hazy views ws, almost no snow, light breeze.RobF23/02/2019
A south to north round of all tops from head of Loch Muick including all tops from Black Hill to Am Mullach using bike to get back to car. Not much of snow left from what had accumulated in previous week.dickscroop17/02/2017
Must have forgotten to log this walk. Date is a rough estimate.Mudskipper02/07/2016
Very large cairn on north top, removed small cairn from rock on main summit.alda20/10/2015
heather & rock summit: N & S tops both have large cairns. cw circuit from 373955, thru wood, along ridge, back via road RHW07/04/2004
Dave McG01/03/2024
richtea504001/10/2023
Alex C30/09/2023
Alan Whatley28/10/2022
booboowalking03/07/2022
Tony S01/09/2021
booboowalking29/05/2021
gary198106/03/2021
Ledi06/03/2021
oatcake13/09/2020
neilsan23/08/2020
govanah10/05/2020
interloper24/04/2019
Fletch24/04/2019
BaggerGutt04/12/2018
hill walker05/07/2018
mae16/04/2018
Gavin Theobald19/07/2017
JA17/03/2016
Martin R20/10/2015
thelonious03/11/2012
Bob6713/05/2010
Lindsay M28/06/2009
Colin Crawford06/08/2008
IainT28/05/2008
chalky195323/09/2007
StueyB27/10/2004
AlanD04/08/1983
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