Landschaft mit blühenden Heidekraut und dunklen Lochnagar Berg von Glen Muick, Balmoral, im Hochland Cairngorms National Park, Schottland Großbritannien
3413 x 5120 px | 28,9 x 43,3 cm | 11,4 x 17,1 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
August 2008
Ort:
Lochnagar from the Spittal of Glen Muick, Ballater, Scotland uk
Weitere Informationen:
Lochnagar or Beinn Chìochan is a mountain in the Grampians of Scotland, located about five miles south of the River Dee near Balmoral. It is named after Lochan na Gaire, the 'little loch of the noisy sound', a loch to be found in the mountain's northeast corrie. Today the lochan is popularly called Lochnagar too. The summit is usually referred to as Cac Càrn Beag, meaning "small cairn of faeces" in Gaelic. Beinn Chìochan ('breast mountain') is an alternative Gaelic name. The mountain's principal feature is a north-facing corrie around which most of the subsidiary tops as well as the main peak sit. The mountain is a Munro and is popular with hillwalkers at all times of the year. The most common route of ascent is from Glen Muick. Care should be taken on the summit in poor visibility; the plateau is mostly devoid of obvious features and has steep cliffs on its northern edge