Hills of Britain and Ireland
OS Map of Top of the Battery (Carn Damhaireach)
Height: 784m / 2572ft • Prominence: 80m / 262ft • Summit : ground 2m SE of cairn • Trip reports (hill-bagging)
Post This
A lone post sits at the side of the track I'm climbing up on the bike (which can be seen beyond the post to the right). Lost in the heather there is no sign of any other posts. But the summit is close to where the track ends, so we're getting close now.
24-Apr-21 • steve_whitmarsh • flickr
aberdeenshire scotland scottishhighlands highlands hills cairngorms mountain landscape nature topic abigfave 51230815962
Leaving Tracks
A look back down down the track I'm following through the Glen to reach Carn Liath. I came back the same way, and my tracker app clocked me doing over 25mph (40kph) on this stretch. With a big drop on the right it was .. exhilarating!!
24-Apr-21 • steve_whitmarsh • flickr
aberdeenshire scotland scottishhighlands highlands hills cairngorms mountain landscape rock rocks nature path tracks bw blackandwhite monochrome glen topic rockpaper abigfave 51234981390
View From The Top
I'd like to say this was the view from The Battery, but when I checked the map when I got home, it turns out that's the hill to the right. Oh well, I've still got a great view of the Glen I've come up on the left and will be descending through very shortly. For those of you who follow my walks, Morrone, a Corbett I climbed a couple of weeks ago, can be seen in the distance.
24-Apr-21 • steve_whitmarsh • flickr
aberdeenshire scotland scottishhighlands highlands hills cairngorms mountain landscape nature glen topic rockpaper 51246033992
Another Summit
It's not The Battery but it's a summit all the same, of an unnamed mountain, but it does offer a great view back over Carn Liath where I've just been and the snow capped Cairngorm Mountains in the Scottish Highlands beyond.
24-Apr-21 • steve_whitmarsh • flickr
aberdeenshire scotland scottishhighlands highlands hills cairngorms mountain landscape summit rock rocks nature topic 51249754014
Now You See Me
An just to prove I made it here I am at the summit of the unnamed hill, with Carn Liath in the background and the snow capped Cairngorm Mountains beyond. Flick between this one and the next image in my stream to see my vanishing trick ..
24-Apr-21 • steve_whitmarsh • flickr
aberdeenshire scotland scottishhighlands highlands hills cairngorms mountain landscape summit rock rocks nature portrait topic 51248998811
Another Summit
I've come around this 'horseshoe' and am heading round to The Battery another summit on this plateau. The hill to the right of picture is Carn Liath that I've just been on, and I've left the bike at the end of the track leading up below it. I'm now off-piste making my way through the heather and rocks.
24-Apr-21 • steve_whitmarsh • flickr
aberdeenshire scotland scottishhighlands highlands hills cairngorms mountain landscape nature rock rocks panorama glen topic 51241068224
OS Map
This is OS mapping. In some areas, OpenStreetMap shows more footpaths
Spatial NI has online OSNI mapping. Click "Basemap Gallery" (4 squares icon at the top).
Now would be a good time for a cup of tea.
GPX Editor
Record map clicks
Reload map
Photos
Please tag your photos and upload them to the British and Irish Mountains group on Flickr
The other photos have been geo-tagged as on or around the summit. For less busy mountains, it can be a little hit and miss.
Post This
A lone post sits at the side of the track I'm climbing up on the bike (which can be seen beyond the post to the right). Lost in the heather there is no sign of any other posts. But the summit is close to where the track ends, so we're getting close now.
24-Apr-21 • steve_whitmarsh • flickr
aberdeenshire scotland scottishhighlands highlands hills cairngorms mountain landscape nature topic abigfave 51230815962
Leaving Tracks
A look back down down the track I'm following through the Glen to reach Carn Liath. I came back the same way, and my tracker app clocked me doing over 25mph (40kph) on this stretch. With a big drop on the right it was .. exhilarating!!
24-Apr-21 • steve_whitmarsh • flickr
aberdeenshire scotland scottishhighlands highlands hills cairngorms mountain landscape rock rocks nature path tracks bw blackandwhite monochrome glen topic rockpaper abigfave 51234981390
View From The Top
I'd like to say this was the view from The Battery, but when I checked the map when I got home, it turns out that's the hill to the right. Oh well, I've still got a great view of the Glen I've come up on the left and will be descending through very shortly. For those of you who follow my walks, Morrone, a Corbett I climbed a couple of weeks ago, can be seen in the distance.
24-Apr-21 • steve_whitmarsh • flickr
aberdeenshire scotland scottishhighlands highlands hills cairngorms mountain landscape nature glen topic rockpaper 51246033992
Another Summit
It's not The Battery but it's a summit all the same, of an unnamed mountain, but it does offer a great view back over Carn Liath where I've just been and the snow capped Cairngorm Mountains in the Scottish Highlands beyond.
24-Apr-21 • steve_whitmarsh • flickr
aberdeenshire scotland scottishhighlands highlands hills cairngorms mountain landscape summit rock rocks nature topic 51249754014
Now You See Me
An just to prove I made it here I am at the summit of the unnamed hill, with Carn Liath in the background and the snow capped Cairngorm Mountains beyond. Flick between this one and the next image in my stream to see my vanishing trick ..
24-Apr-21 • steve_whitmarsh • flickr
aberdeenshire scotland scottishhighlands highlands hills cairngorms mountain landscape summit rock rocks nature portrait topic 51248998811
Another Summit
I've come around this 'horseshoe' and am heading round to The Battery another summit on this plateau. The hill to the right of picture is Carn Liath that I've just been on, and I've left the bike at the end of the track leading up below it. I'm now off-piste making my way through the heather and rocks.
24-Apr-21 • steve_whitmarsh • flickr
aberdeenshire scotland scottishhighlands highlands hills cairngorms mountain landscape nature rock rocks panorama glen topic 51241068224
On The Up and Up
Turning a corner as I'm cycling along this track I am faced with this uphill battle, it's been tough so far but it's going to get tougher before I reach Carn Liath.
11-Apr-21 • steve_whitmarsh • flickr
aberdeenshire scotland scottishhighlands highlands cairngorms mountain hills landscape rock rocks topic rockpaper 51156577045
Rising Up
As we cycle further up the Glen the steep mountainsides loom all around as I make my way up to Carn Liath in the Scottish Highlands.
11-Apr-21 • steve_whitmarsh • flickr
aberdeenshire scotland scottishhighlands highlands cairngorms mountain hills landscape topic rockpaper 51157880353
Videos
Second stop on our trip up to John O Groats. Nice site great views. Plenty of walks starting from the site. 5 minutes walk into the ...
This is part 2 of my trip to the Scottish highlands. I'm continuing the video where I ended it last week. It turned out to become an ...
Hey guys and welcome back to the channel . Thanks so much for the recent support in my 3 part series. The channel ...
Following a short stormy mild spell the temperatures have again dropped and with a brief ridge of high pressure this gave us ...
Episode 15 - The Lairig Ghru is one of Scotland's most famous hikes, stretching from Aviemore to Braemar. Little did we know ...
Notes
- Data: Database of British and Irish Hills v18.2
- Maps: We use OS mapping for England, Scotland, Wales, and the Isle of Man. Sadly, Channel Islands, Northern (OSNI) and Southern Ireland (OSI) mapping isn't available online, so we use Openstreetmap.