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{{Infobox hill | {{Infobox hill | ||
|name=Sgòr an Lochain Uaine | |name=Sgòr an Lochain Uaine | ||
|county=Aberdeenshire | |county 1=Aberdeenshire | ||
|county 2=Inverness-shire | |||
|picture=Sgor_an_lochan_uaine.jpg | |picture=Sgor_an_lochan_uaine.jpg | ||
|picture caption=Sgòr an Lochain Uaine from the entrance to An Garbh Coire | |picture caption=Sgòr an Lochain Uaine from the entrance to An Garbh Coire | ||
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|translation=peak of the green lochan | |translation=peak of the green lochan | ||
|range=Cairngorms | |range=Cairngorms | ||
|SMC=8 | |||
|os grid ref=NN954976 | |os grid ref=NN954976 | ||
|latitude=57.0577 | |||
|longitude=-3.7248 | |||
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'''Sgòr an Lochain Uaine''' is a mountain in the [[Cairngorms]], | '''Sgòr an Lochain Uaine''' is a mountain in the [[Cairngorms]], whose summit marks the border of [[Aberdeenshire]] with [[Inverness-shire]]. By some counts it is the fifth highest mountain in the [[United Kingdom]], and it is the third highest point in the western massif of the [[Cairngorms]], lying between [[Braeriach]] and [[Cairn Toul]] on the western side of the pass of the [[Lairig Ghru]]. | ||
Sgòr an Lochain Uaine was only "promoted" to [[Munro]] status by the Scottish Mountaineering Club's 1997 revision of the tables, having been listed before as a mere top. | |||
Sgòr an Lochain Uaine is a remote mountain, and all routes to the summit are long days by Scottish standards. It is usually climbed in conjunction with other peaks: if coming from the south it may be combined with Cairn Toul and The Devil's Point, whilst from the north one must first cross Braeriach. | Sgòr an Lochain Uaine is a remote mountain, and all routes to the summit are long days by Scottish standards. It is usually climbed in conjunction with other peaks: if coming from the south it may be combined with Cairn Toul and The Devil's Point, whilst from the north one must first cross Braeriach. | ||
==Name== | ==Name== | ||
The mountain takes its name from An Lochan Uaine the lochan lying in the corrie on the north-east side of the peak. It is known by some as, and the Ordnance Survey maps show, ''The Angel's Peak'', but that name is a 19th century invention; invented as a counterpoint to [[The Devil's Point]] nearby.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://theuplandofmar.squarespace.com/sgor-an-lochain-uaine | title=Sgòr an Lochain Uaine : A Gaelic place name guide by Joe Dorward}}</ref> | The mountain takes its name from An Lochan Uaine the lochan lying in the corrie on the north-east side of the peak. It is known by some as, and the Ordnance Survey maps show, ''The Angel's Peak'', but that name is a 19th-century invention; invented as a counterpoint to [[The Devil's Point]] nearby.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://theuplandofmar.squarespace.com/sgor-an-lochain-uaine | title=Sgòr an Lochain Uaine : A Gaelic place name guide by Joe Dorward}}</ref> | ||
==Pictures== | ==Pictures== | ||
{{commons | {{commons|Sgòr an Lochain Uaine}} | ||
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File:Cairngorms119.jpg| Cairn Toul (left) Sgòr an Lochain Uaine (far-right) | File:Cairngorms119.jpg| Cairn Toul (left) Sgòr an Lochain Uaine (far-right) | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:28, 17 July 2024
| Sgòr an Lochain Uaine | |||
| Aberdeenshire, Inverness-shire | |||
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 Sgòr an Lochain Uaine from the entrance to An Garbh Coire | |||
| Range: | Cairngorms | ||
| Summit: | 4,127 feet NN954976 57°3’28"N, 3°43’29"W | ||
Sgòr an Lochain Uaine is a mountain in the Cairngorms, whose summit marks the border of Aberdeenshire with Inverness-shire. By some counts it is the fifth highest mountain in the United Kingdom, and it is the third highest point in the western massif of the Cairngorms, lying between Braeriach and Cairn Toul on the western side of the pass of the Lairig Ghru.
Sgòr an Lochain Uaine was only "promoted" to Munro status by the Scottish Mountaineering Club's 1997 revision of the tables, having been listed before as a mere top.
Sgòr an Lochain Uaine is a remote mountain, and all routes to the summit are long days by Scottish standards. It is usually climbed in conjunction with other peaks: if coming from the south it may be combined with Cairn Toul and The Devil's Point, whilst from the north one must first cross Braeriach.
Name
The mountain takes its name from An Lochan Uaine the lochan lying in the corrie on the north-east side of the peak. It is known by some as, and the Ordnance Survey maps show, The Angel's Peak, but that name is a 19th-century invention; invented as a counterpoint to The Devil's Point nearby.[1]
Pictures
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Sgòr an Lochain Uaine) |
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Cairn Toul (left) Sgòr an Lochain Uaine (far-right)
References
| Munros in SMC Area SMC Section 8 - The Cairngorms |
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Beinn a' Bhuird • Beinn a' Chaorainn • Beinn Bhreac • Beinn Bhrotain • Beinn Mheadhoin • Ben Avon • Ben Macdhui • Braeriach • Bynack More • Cairn Gorm • Cairn Toul • Carn a' Mhaim • Derry Cairngorm • Monadh Mòr • Mullach Clach a' Bhlair • Sgòr an Lochain Uaine • Sgòr Gaoith • The Devil's Point |