The Cairnwell
The Cairnwell is a mountain in the Eastern Highlands of Scotland, south of Braemar. It is often considered to be one of the most spoiled of the Munros, due to the Glenshee Ski Centre which covers the eastern slope of the mountain.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Cairnwell Pass and Càrn Aosda.
Cairnwell Pass
Mountain saddle
Photo: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Cairnwell Pass is a mountain pass on the A93 road between Glen Shee, Perthshire, and Braemar, Aberdeenshire, in the Scottish Highlands. The border between the two counties crosses the summit of the pass.
Càrn Aosda
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Càrn Aosda is a Scottish mountain situated 12.5 km south of the town of Braemar, in the county of Aberdeenshire. It stands near the summit of the Cairnwell Pass on the A93 road, in the midst of the Glenshee Ski Centre.
Glenshee Ski Centre
Sports venue
Photo: Flossiesheep, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Glenshee Ski Centre is an alpine snowsports area in the Scottish Highlands. It is located above the Cairnwell Pass at the head of Glen Shee on either side of the A93 road between Blairgowrie and Braemar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Spittal of Glenshee.
Spittal of Glenshee
Village
Photo: Linda, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Spittal of Glenshee lies at the head of Glenshee in the highlands of eastern Perth and Kinross, Scotland, where the confluence of many small streams flowing south out of the Grampians form the Shee Water. Spittal of Glenshee is situated 5 miles south of The Cairnwell.
The Cairnwell
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,061 feet
- Description: Scottish mountain
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Perth and Kinross, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.87954° or 56° 52′ 46″ northLongitude
-3.42116° or 3° 25′ 16″ westElevation
3,061 feet (933 metres)Open location code
9C8RVHHH+RGOpenStreetMap ID
node 304808496OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“The Cairnwell” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “The Cairnwell”
- Dutch: “The Cairnwell”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل ذا كايرنويل”
- German: “The Cairnwell”
- Irish: “An Càrn Bhalg”
- Ladin: “The Cairnwell”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “An Càrn Bhailg”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “The Cairnwell”
- Polish: “Cairnwell”
- Swedish: “The Cairnwell”
- Welsh: “The Cairnwell”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “The Cairnwell”. Photo: Wdgwdgwdg, CC BY-SA 3.0.