Carn an Tuirc | |
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![]() The western slopes | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,019 m (3,343 ft) |
Prominence | 64 m (210 ft) [1] |
Parent peak | Cairn of Claise |
Listing | Munro |
Coordinates | 56°54′30″N 3°21′28″W / 56.9082°N 3.3577°W |
Naming | |
English translation | hill of the boar |
Geography | |
Parent range | Grampian Mountains |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Walk |
Carn an Tuirc ( Scottish Gaelic: Càrn an Tuirc, 'hill of the wild boar') [2] is a mountain in the Mounth region of the Grampian Mountains, in the Scottish Highlands. [3] It is about two miles from the Glenshee Ski Centre near Braemar.
Carn an Tuirc | |
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![]() The western slopes | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,019 m (3,343 ft) |
Prominence | 64 m (210 ft) [1] |
Parent peak | Cairn of Claise |
Listing | Munro |
Coordinates | 56°54′30″N 3°21′28″W / 56.9082°N 3.3577°W |
Naming | |
English translation | hill of the boar |
Geography | |
Parent range | Grampian Mountains |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Walk |
Carn an Tuirc ( Scottish Gaelic: Càrn an Tuirc, 'hill of the wild boar') [2] is a mountain in the Mounth region of the Grampian Mountains, in the Scottish Highlands. [3] It is about two miles from the Glenshee Ski Centre near Braemar.