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Name: | Caisteal na Caillich |
Hill number: | 3093 |
Height: | 860.7m / 2824ft |
Parent (Ma): | 492 Conachcraig |
RHB Section: | 07A: Braemar to Montrose |
County/UA: | Aberdeenshire |
Catchment: | Dee (Aberdeen) |
Class: | Simm, High Hills of Britain, Corbett Top (Tu,Sim,HHB,CT) |
Grid ref: | NO 28193 87449 |
Summit feature: | rock |
Drop: | 36.2m |
Col: | 824.5m NO 2827 8700 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 44 (1:25k) OL53N 388N |
Observations: | rock 4m NW of similar height |
Survey: | Abney level/Leica RX1250 |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 126 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
From Spittal of Glenmuick initially by cycle until it was too rough. Very stormy day, mental wind speeds at col and summit. | NormanW | 29/09/2023 |
After Conachcraig with J. | NotReallyABagger | 04/09/2023 |
From Glenmuick | BLACKHILL | 24/05/2023 |
Conachcraig, Caisteal na Caillich South Top & Caisteal na Caillich from Spittal of Glenmuick | JasonStark | 06/04/2023 |
Wasnt sure if we took this top in when i did conachcraig, no harm in returning, fabulous views of Lochnagar. | hils | 30/10/2022 |
From Spittal of Glenmuick 2/4 | PDuncan82 | 12/06/2022 |
10 tops from birkhill, craig of loinmuie, meall dubh, the coyles of muick repeat, craig megen, craig of inchnabobart, meall gorm, carn an daimh, caisteal na caillich south top, caisteal na caillich, conachcraig repeat, down to glen muick to pick up the bike for a downhill run back to the car. | robertphillips | 03/07/2021 |
With Sandy. Excellent viewpoint for Lochnagar. | slynch | 17/05/2021 |
Well worth a visit! | richtea5040 | 28/04/2021 |
With DH. Climbed from Spittal of Genmuick after visit to Lchnagar/Meikle Pap col for photos in excelent, cold sunny coditions. | John Lee | 13/03/2020 |
With two friends. From Spittal of Glenmuick. On tracks to Allt-na-guibhsaich then NE and N. On emerging from forest near Allt Vitch went up the east ridge of Conachcraig/Caisteal na Caillich over Càrn an Daimh. Went to summit of Caisteal na Caillich first before continuing to Conachcraig. Descended SW to join track back to Spittal of Glenmuick. A bright sunny day, cold but little wind. Excellent views of snow covered Lochnagar and the peaks to the north of the River Dee. | pwbellarby | 06/02/2020 |
From Spittal of Glenmuick car park, along tracks through woods to N, then up Carn na Daimh from E, continuing to Caisteal na Caillich via S top, then S to Conachcraig, descending SW to Lochnagar track and followed to the ford at NO291858, which was impassable (for me, at the time), so continued N of the burn back to the tracks and return to Spittal of Glenmuick | kdbennett | 24/11/2019 |
Wow what a viewpoint! | trimarc2 | 19/05/2018 |
Lochnagar in cloud. Us in bright sunshine. We feel blessed. | summitter | 17/02/2018 |
ghaley | 30/07/2017 | |
RBS HWC Ballater weekend; also spent some time near top with Jim & Mark Paterson and Luigi and Greg. | langskill | 28/05/2016 |
See Conachcraig | kenmorti | 14/03/2016 |
See Conachcraig. | dickscroop | 20/06/2015 |
On TGO Challenge 2014 | alistairpooler | 19/05/2014 |
Adding old logs | Angelaf | 29/07/2013 |
Took in top along with Conachcraig. | dscargill | 05/06/2010 |
A quick tag of this one from the top | torkm | 20/03/2010 |
Galltywenallt | 01/11/2007 | |
Covid-19 discovery, 13 years later. Lockdown = opportunity to look through my GPS tracks. | Martin R | 28/02/2007 |
Solo from Spittal of Muick, with tops on summit | nordicstar | 06/12/2005 |
Climbed on the way back from Lochnagar on the way to the summit of Conachcraig. | Windy Corner | 26/06/2005 |
Evening hike with Jonathan Groves and Phil Dant. Really great view into Lochnagar corrie from second Corbett top on a delightful evening. | vegibagger | 05/08/2002 |
Dry, warm, windy, good views. | iangalbraith | 06/06/2002 |
Lochnagar round, Carn an t-Sagairt Mor to Conachcraig, from Loch Muick. | Eddie | 09/07/1993 |
3 Conachraig tops | RHW | 30/03/1991 |
STK on XC skis | HFB | 10/02/1980 |
Dave McG | 13/03/2024 | |
TommyG | 27/01/2024 | |
Tony S | 04/11/2023 | |
Minto | 03/10/2023 | |
mntainman | 30/09/2023 | |
Jill Robertson | 30/09/2023 | |
AlanD | 30/09/2023 | |
Adrian | 13/08/2022 | |
mickdavidson | 08/03/2022 | |
Gonk | 18/08/2021 | |
Bob67 | 17/07/2021 | |
DaveO | 05/03/2021 | |
Simon Winton | 04/07/2020 | |
govanah | 18/04/2020 | |
stalky14 | 19/01/2020 | |
carole engel | 13/10/2019 | |
Richard Martin | 08/08/2019 | |
MorecambeMonkey | 05/07/2019 | |
49pp | 14/05/2019 |