Hills of Britain and Ireland
OS Map of Sgurr an Lochan Uaine
Height: 983m / 3225ft • Prominence: 44m / 144ft • Summit : boulder 10m ESE of cairn • Trip reports (hill-bagging)
View to Beinn Mheadhoin
Derry Cairngorm, Beinn Mheadhoin, Beinn a' Chaorainn (Cairngorms)
20-Aug-24 • Shabba Al • flickr
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Summit of Derry Cairngorm
At last I reach the very rocky summit of Derry Cairngorm, but not without mishap, as I stumbled and almost fell just 10 meters from the cairn. Fortunately I kept my balance but it would have been embarrassing to have to ask mountain rescue to carry me over to the cairn so I touch it before they carry me off the mountain!! Anyway, beyond the cairn we see the Glen I've cycled up, Glen Derry and the magnificent Scottish Highlands. Derry Cairngorm is my first Munro I have bagged this season, my 24th in total, and stands at 1155 meters (3789 feet). This trip sees me covering approximately 20 miles by Bike & Hike and gaining 2682 feet in elevation, after setting off from the Linn of Dee outside Braemar.
25-May-24 • steve_whitmarsh • flickr
aberdeenshire scotland scottishhighlands highlands cairngorms glenderry derrycairngorm mountain hills glen summit cairn landscape rocks topic rockpaper 53866883100
Twin Summits
From the summit of Derry Cairngorm, at the cairn its top, we can see over in the distance the rocky tors that mark the summit of Beinn Mheadhoin, a Munro I did a couple of years ago. The deep Glen Derry is to the right and it's from there I have climbed to gain this altitude. Was it worth it? Damned straight it was!! Derry Cairngorm is my first Munro I have bagged this season, my 24th in total, and stands at 1155 meters (3789 feet). This trip sees me covering approximately 20 miles by Bike & Hike and gaining 2682 feet in elevation, after setting off from the Linn of Dee outside Braemar.
25-May-24 • steve_whitmarsh • flickr
aberdeenshire scotland scottishhighlands highlands cairngorms glenderry derrycairngorm mountain hills glen summit cairn landscape rocks topic rockpaper beinn mheadhoin 53868551826
Summit Selfie on Derry Cairngorm
The obligatory selfie at the top of any Munro I have bagged (climbed). I don't seem to look too happy here, but it had been a tough 4 hour climb, and was blowing a very cold wind, so it was a matter of 'get a selfie and go'!! In the distance, we can see the rocky tors that mark the summit of Beinn Mheadhoin (pronounced Bane Vee-arrn) meaning 'The Middle Hill', standing at 1182 meters (3878 feet) which was my 14th Munro. While to the right is Glen Derry which I cycled up then climbed from to reach this summit. Derry Cairngorm is my first Munro I have bagged this season, my 24th in total, and stands at 1155 meters (3789 feet). This trip sees me covering approximately 20 miles by Bike & Hike and gaining 2682 feet in elevation, after setting off from the Linn of Dee outside Braemar.
25-May-24 • steve_whitmarsh • flickr
aberdeenshire scotland scottishhighlands highlands cairngorms glenderry derrycairngorm mountain hills glen summit cairn landscape rocks portrait selfportrait steve topic beinn mheadhoin 53870762459
Low Clouds High Lands
From the summit of Derry Cairngorm in the Scottish Highlands, we should be able to see Ben MacDui, the UK's 2nd highest peak, but the low clouds mean the summit, at 1309 meters (4295 feet), is lost. Lochan Uaine lies nestled on its high slopes surrounded by the Cairngorm mountains. Derry Cairngorm is my first Munro I have bagged this season, my 24th in total, and stands at 1155 meters (3789 feet). This trip sees me covering approximately 20 miles by Bike & Hike and gaining 2682 feet in elevation, after setting off from the Linn of Dee outside Braemar.
25-May-24 • steve_whitmarsh • flickr
aberdeenshire scotland scottishhighlands highlands cairngorms glenderry derrycairngorm mountain hills glen landscape topic 53873118654
Cairn and Cairn Toul
Beyond the summit cairn of Derry Cairngorm, we should be able to see the summit of the UK's 4th highest peak, Cairn Toul, standing at 1291 meters (4235 feet), but on such a dull day the summit is lost in the low clouds, along with other peaks in the Cairngorm Mountains. Derry Cairngorm is my first Munro I have bagged this season, my 24th in total, and stands at 1155 meters (3789 feet). This trip sees me covering approximately 20 miles by Bike & Hike and gaining 2682 feet in elevation, after setting off from the Linn of Dee outside Braemar.
25-May-24 • steve_whitmarsh • flickr
aberdeenshire scotland scottishhighlands highlands cairngorms glenderry derrycairngorm mountain hills glen summit cairn landscape rocks topic rockpaper 53874366519
OS Map
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Photos
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View to Beinn Mheadhoin
Derry Cairngorm, Beinn Mheadhoin, Beinn a' Chaorainn (Cairngorms)
20-Aug-24 • Shabba Al • flickr
53937739043
Summit of Derry Cairngorm
At last I reach the very rocky summit of Derry Cairngorm, but not without mishap, as I stumbled and almost fell just 10 meters from the cairn. Fortunately I kept my balance but it would have been embarrassing to have to ask mountain rescue to carry me over to the cairn so I touch it before they carry me off the mountain!! Anyway, beyond the cairn we see the Glen I've cycled up, Glen Derry and the magnificent Scottish Highlands. Derry Cairngorm is my first Munro I have bagged this season, my 24th in total, and stands at 1155 meters (3789 feet). This trip sees me covering approximately 20 miles by Bike & Hike and gaining 2682 feet in elevation, after setting off from the Linn of Dee outside Braemar.
25-May-24 • steve_whitmarsh • flickr
aberdeenshire scotland scottishhighlands highlands cairngorms glenderry derrycairngorm mountain hills glen summit cairn landscape rocks topic rockpaper 53866883100
Twin Summits
From the summit of Derry Cairngorm, at the cairn its top, we can see over in the distance the rocky tors that mark the summit of Beinn Mheadhoin, a Munro I did a couple of years ago. The deep Glen Derry is to the right and it's from there I have climbed to gain this altitude. Was it worth it? Damned straight it was!! Derry Cairngorm is my first Munro I have bagged this season, my 24th in total, and stands at 1155 meters (3789 feet). This trip sees me covering approximately 20 miles by Bike & Hike and gaining 2682 feet in elevation, after setting off from the Linn of Dee outside Braemar.
25-May-24 • steve_whitmarsh • flickr
aberdeenshire scotland scottishhighlands highlands cairngorms glenderry derrycairngorm mountain hills glen summit cairn landscape rocks topic rockpaper beinn mheadhoin 53868551826
Summit Selfie on Derry Cairngorm
The obligatory selfie at the top of any Munro I have bagged (climbed). I don't seem to look too happy here, but it had been a tough 4 hour climb, and was blowing a very cold wind, so it was a matter of 'get a selfie and go'!! In the distance, we can see the rocky tors that mark the summit of Beinn Mheadhoin (pronounced Bane Vee-arrn) meaning 'The Middle Hill', standing at 1182 meters (3878 feet) which was my 14th Munro. While to the right is Glen Derry which I cycled up then climbed from to reach this summit. Derry Cairngorm is my first Munro I have bagged this season, my 24th in total, and stands at 1155 meters (3789 feet). This trip sees me covering approximately 20 miles by Bike & Hike and gaining 2682 feet in elevation, after setting off from the Linn of Dee outside Braemar.
25-May-24 • steve_whitmarsh • flickr
aberdeenshire scotland scottishhighlands highlands cairngorms glenderry derrycairngorm mountain hills glen summit cairn landscape rocks portrait selfportrait steve topic beinn mheadhoin 53870762459
Low Clouds High Lands
From the summit of Derry Cairngorm in the Scottish Highlands, we should be able to see Ben MacDui, the UK's 2nd highest peak, but the low clouds mean the summit, at 1309 meters (4295 feet), is lost. Lochan Uaine lies nestled on its high slopes surrounded by the Cairngorm mountains. Derry Cairngorm is my first Munro I have bagged this season, my 24th in total, and stands at 1155 meters (3789 feet). This trip sees me covering approximately 20 miles by Bike & Hike and gaining 2682 feet in elevation, after setting off from the Linn of Dee outside Braemar.
25-May-24 • steve_whitmarsh • flickr
aberdeenshire scotland scottishhighlands highlands cairngorms glenderry derrycairngorm mountain hills glen landscape topic 53873118654
Cairn and Cairn Toul
Beyond the summit cairn of Derry Cairngorm, we should be able to see the summit of the UK's 4th highest peak, Cairn Toul, standing at 1291 meters (4235 feet), but on such a dull day the summit is lost in the low clouds, along with other peaks in the Cairngorm Mountains. Derry Cairngorm is my first Munro I have bagged this season, my 24th in total, and stands at 1155 meters (3789 feet). This trip sees me covering approximately 20 miles by Bike & Hike and gaining 2682 feet in elevation, after setting off from the Linn of Dee outside Braemar.
25-May-24 • steve_whitmarsh • flickr
aberdeenshire scotland scottishhighlands highlands cairngorms glenderry derrycairngorm mountain hills glen summit cairn landscape rocks topic rockpaper 53874366519
Heading Back
After a short rest a litle distance from the summit of Derry Cairngorm, trying to find shelter from the cold wind, I'm heading back the way I've come. The path leads around to the left of Creagan a'Choire Etchachan, while across the Glen is Beinn Mheadhoin, standing at 1182 meters (3878 feet). To the right is the deep Glen Derry which I'll be heading back into to pick up the bike. Derry Cairngorm is my first Munro I have bagged this season, my 24th in total, and stands at 1155 meters (3789 feet). This trip sees me covering approximately 20 miles by Bike & Hike and gaining 2682 feet in elevation, after setting off from the Linn of Dee outside Braemar.
25-May-24 • steve_whitmarsh • flickr
aberdeenshire scotland scottishhighlands highlands cairngorms glenderry derrycairngorm mountain hills glen landscape rocks topic beinnmheadhoin rockpaper 53876719477
Fly Past
As I'm descending from Derry Cairngorm, a helicopter flew through the Glen at eye level, with Beinn Meadhoin making a dramatic backdrop to the fly past. Derry Cairngorm is my first Munro I have bagged this season, my 24th in total, and stands at 1155 meters (3789 feet). This trip sees me covering approximately 20 miles by Bike & Hike and gaining 2682 feet in elevation, after setting off from the Linn of Dee outside Braemar.
25-May-24 • steve_whitmarsh • flickr
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Hutchison Memorial Hut
After descending from Derry Cairngorm, via Loch Etchachan, I follow the steep sided Glen to regain the bike I left in Glen Derry. In the distance the Hutchison Memorial Hut seems lost in the vast landscape, gently lit by a rare (for this day at least) ray of sunshine. But that's me for this trip, it's been a pleasure. Until next time .. Derry Cairngorm is my first Munro I have bagged this season, my 24th in total, and stands at 1155 meters (3789 feet). This trip sees me covering approximately 20 miles by Bike & Hike and gaining 2682 feet in elevation, after setting off from the Linn of Dee outside Braemar.
25-May-24 • steve_whitmarsh • flickr
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Upper Glen Derry
Fiery skies above Glen Derry and the summit of Beinn Mheadhoin from the air.
02-Jun-22 • Russell-Davies • flickr
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Videos
An Lochan Uaine (in direct translation Vivid Green Little Lake) looks exactly as the name indicates: small and strangely green.
On one of the nicest days of the year so far, I headed up north towards Aviemore. The day started bright warm and sunny!
A trip to the Cairngorms to climb the two Munro's, Càrn a' Mhàim (1037m) & Derry Cairngorm (1155m). A 5km cycle in from the ...
An immersive wee overview of my walk over Scotland and United Kingdom's third highest mountain - Braeriach (1296m).
A hidden gem in the Cairngorm National Park, not easy to spot unless you're prepared for a short walk to Green Loch. Translated ...
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.