Cairn Toul (Scottish Gaelic: Càrn an t-Sabhail, 'hill of the barn')[3] is the 4th-highest mountain in Scotland and all of the British Isles, after Ben Nevis, Ben Macdui and Braeriach. The summit is 1,291 metres (4,236 feet) above sea level. It is in the western massif of the Cairngorms, linked by a bealach at about 1125 m to Braeriach. The mountain towers above the Lairig Ghru pass.
| Cairn Toul | |
|---|---|
| Càrn an t-Sabhail | |
 Cairn Toul from Braeriach, with Lochan Uaine | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,291 m (4,236 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | c. 166 m |
| Parent peak | Braeriach |
| Isolation | 2.85 km (1.77 miles) [2] |
| Listing | Munro, Marilyn |
| Naming | |
| English translation | hill of the barn |
| Language of name | Gaelic |
| Pronunciation | Scottish Gaelic: [ˈkʰaːrˠn ən ˈt̪o.əl̪ˠ] |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Cairngorms, Scotland |
| OS grid | NN963972 |
| Topo map | OS Landrangers 36, 43 |
Cairn Toul is often climbed together with other peaks. From the south, it may be climbed with The Devil's Point, which lies about 2.5 kilometres south-southeast. Alternatively, it may be climbed from the north, including Braeriach and Sgor an Lochain Uaine. Both routes are long days by Scottish standards: around 15 km (plus return) regardless of whether one starts from Coire Cas above Speyside, or Linn of Dee to the south. The mountain may also be climbed from the west, starting from Achlean in Glen Feshie. This provides for a slighter shorter route (around 27 km for the round trip), though the walker must negotiate a large expanse of undulating boggy plateau in order to reach the Braeriach-Cairn Toul massif.
There is a bothy, Corrour, at the point below Cairn Toul in the defile of the Lairig Ghru.
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Cairn Toul (Càrn an t-Sabhail)". Hill Bagging - the online version of the Database of British and Irish Hills (DoBIH). 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- ^ "Cairn Toul isolation".
- ^ "Cairn Toul". Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba: Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland.