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Name:Carn an Daimh
Hill number:6073
Height:615m / 2018ft
Parent (Ma):492  Conachcraig
County/UA:Aberdeenshire
Topographical area:HE12 Lochnagar-mellon
SMC/RHB section:07A: Braemar to Montrose
Catchment:Dee (Aberdeen)
Class:Subsimm
(sSim)
Grid ref:NO 29773 87061
Summit feature:small embedded boulder
Drop:24.6m
Col:590.4m  NO 2960 8699  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 44
(1:25k) OL53N 388N
Observations:higher than low, flat-topped outcrop several metres to W
Survey:Abney level/Leica RX1250
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 27 users)ByDate of Ascent
From Spittal of Glenmuick 4/4PDuncan8212/06/2022
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.robertphillips03/07/2021
With Sandy. See Conachraig entryslynch17/05/2021
With DH. Climbed from Spittal of Genmuick after visit to Lchnagar/Meikle Pap col for photos in excelent, cold sunny coditions.John Lee13/03/2020
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.pwbellarby06/02/2020
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 Glenmuickkdbennett24/11/2019
Bagged on the way down from the hills above.summitter17/02/2018
A slog up from the Altt na Ghuibsaich cottage through heather and snow to reach this toptorkm20/03/2010
iainwalton23/08/2024
ianwatson28/06/2024
Dave McG13/03/2024
Minto03/10/2023
IainT01/08/2023
Alan Whatley06/07/2023
chalky195324/06/2019
m0untain_n0mad17/05/2018
alda08/05/2018
Gavin Theobald17/07/2017
justin99916/06/2017
andrew brown04/04/2015
NormanW10/08/2013
Ibex02/02/2013
ngthack02/03/2012
hill walker27/12/2011
DaveMcS30/04/2010
BrianMatthews19/07/2003
JA02/02/1998