Beinn a' Chaorainn, Cairngorms National Park

Name: Beinn a' Chaorainn
Address: Cairngorms National Park, United Kingdom

#36 among attractions in Cairngorms National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Beinn a' Chaorainn, Cairngorms National Park

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Beinn a' Chaorainn is a Scottish mountain in the heart of the Cairngorms range. It is quite a remote hill, being located roughly 19 kilometres south east of Aviemore and 14 kilometres north west of Braemar. The mountain stands on the border of the Moray and Aberdeenshire council areas. The hill's name used to be spelt as Beinn a' Chaoruinn, but the spelling of the word caorunn was altered to caorann by the Gaelic Orthographic Convention's attempts to standardise spelling. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 3553 ftProminence: 804 ftCoordinates: 57°5'36"N, 3°34'39"W

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Beinn a' Chaorainn – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Loch Morlich, Ben Macdui, Cairngorms, Cairn Gorm.

6.8 miNW
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Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
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