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Name:Cairn of Gowal South Top
Hill number:474
Height:983m / 3225ft
Parent (Ma):457  Lochnagar - Cac Carn Beag
Parent (SMC):468  Cairn Bannoch
RHB Section:07A: Braemar to Montrose
County/UA:Aberdeenshire, Angus
Catchment:Dee (Aberdeen), Catchment Boundaries, South Esk
Watershed:Aberdeen Bay
Class:Deleted Munro Top
(xMT)
Grid ref:NO 22790 81659
Summit feature:cairn on large rock
Drop:7m
Col:976m  NO227818  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 44
(1:25k) OL53N 388N
Comments:Location of Cairn of Gowal in 1974-1990 Tables. Hill 471 is the MT in 1891-1969 and 1997.
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 268 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
32km circuit from Glen Doll. 10/15.PGCE24/02/2024
G R From Spittal of GlenmuickIdris26/06/2023
Rob Pen y Garn26/06/2023
From Glenmuick Car Park via Dubh LochPDuncan8215/06/2023
rocket-ron30/05/2023
With Richard before Broad CairnDenise 18/04/2023
RichardM18/04/2023
Round of 9 Tops from Braedownie Hut with ATMC.andy18/03/2023
PVokes16/10/2022
RonaLindsay16/10/2022
Dottie00120/06/2022
benalder5019/06/2022
dickiewren04/06/2022
phil10124/09/2021
weaselmaster10/09/2021
From Acharn CP. Very pretty spot. Beautiful walk up S Esk river valley, onto Broad Cairn, then Creag an Dubh Loch, Cairn of Gowal, Cairn Bannoch, Fafernie, Creag Lachdach, Crow Craigies, back via Glen Doll. With B, B, and R.jenx07/09/2021
richtea504001/09/2021
mcbiydw224/08/2021
From Loch Callater - 5 Munros and 11 Munro Tops (plus xMT) but only 1 Marilyn! Cloud base around 800m all day. 9 Hours.Geoff Briggs19/06/2021
lonely loop of Lochnagar munros and any tops that seemed to get in the way! 32km, 7hrsNicky C03/06/2021
Fi03/06/2021
scoob03/06/2021
ScottyBoy7627/05/2021
stuartgreig11/04/2021
Bob6702/04/2021
govanah08/07/2020
govanah208/07/2020
bertbarnett12305/02/2020
carole engel14/10/2019
Toril08/09/2019
With SJW. WE had a 10.5 hour, 23 mile circular around the Loch Muick horseshoe coming up from Loch Muick at Broad Cairn, around to Carn an t-Sagairt Mor, across to Lochnagar, Meikle Pap and back down to Loch Muick.meltdiceburg08/08/2019
Kevin2903503/08/2019
Richard Martin05/07/2019
A round of 5 munro with a couple of extrasPilotralph 03/07/2019
julianbarclay12/05/2019
From Invercauld bridgePeterb07/08/2018
Danmawr26/05/2018
The path to Broad Cairn doesn't go out to this cairned top. I have logged this previously in my paper log book but don't remember visiting this cairn - not convinced. Never mind, I've done it again to be sure!Dangerous Dave17/09/2017
Hal & Rafe12/08/2017
Sick Kid23/06/2017
weaselmaster23/06/2017
vgiorgio05/05/2017
Munro Top bagging from Glen Clova: Acharn - Glen Doll - Crow Craigies - Fafernie - Cairn Bannoch - Cairn of Gowal - Craig of Gowal - Creag an Dubh-loch - Broad Cairn - Bachnagairn - Acharndavidpettit8416/04/2017
Craig6729/03/2017
From Glen Doll carpark via Jock's Road to Davy's Brouach, Crow Craigies, Fafernie, Cairn Bannoch, Cairn of Gowal, Broad Cairn, Bachnagairn and a long walk back to the carpark in the last remnants of daylight. Bitter 40mph winds on the tops. With Mark and Hamish & Huey the springer spaniels.Saggers28/10/2016
clanbonham01/10/2016
C/W round of broad cairn, creag an dubh loch, cairn of cowal, craig of gowal, crow craigies, fafernie, cairn bannoch, carn an t sagairt mor, carn an t sagairt beag, carn a choire bhoidheach, top of eagles rock, creag a ghlas uillt,from cp at glen muick.robertphillips17/09/2016
Oik27/05/2016
Weather fair.MountainMac11/05/2016
David S15/06/2015