Carn Liath
Carn Liath is a peak in Moray, Scotland and has an elevation of 2,598 feet. Carn Liath is situated nearby to the locality Sgòr Gorm, as well as near Fairy Hillock.Places of Interest
Highlights include Well Of The Lecht and Càrn Mòr.
Càrn Mòr
Peak
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Càrn Mòr is the highest mountain of the Ladder Hills on the border of Aberdeenshire and Moray, Scotland. It is located northeast of the Cairngorm Mountains near Strathdon. It rises high above Glenlivet in an area once renowned for its whisky smuggling.
Scalan
Museum
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Scalan was a Scottish Catholic seminary and one of the few places in Scotland where the Catholic faith was kept alive during the anti-Catholic persecutions of the 18th century.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cock Bridge and Corgarff.
Cock Bridge
Hamlet
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cock Bridge is a settlement in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, located in the Cairngorms National Park, on the A939 road near Corgarff and Corgarff Castle, between Bellabeg at Strathdon in Aberdeenshire, on the road to the Lecht Ski Centre, and towards Tomintoul in Moray.
Corgarff
Hamlet
Photo: Camer01, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Corgarff is a hamlet in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, in the Grampian Mountains. The nearby Corgarff Castle was used as a military barracks in the 18th century. The hamlet's primary school closed in 1998. Corgarff is situated 5 miles south of Carn Liath.
Tomintoul
Village
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tomintoul is a village in the Moray council area of Scotland in the historic county of Banffshire. Within Cairngorms National Park, the village lies close to the banks of the River Avon and is said by some to be the highest village in the Scottish Highlands, although at 345 m it is still much lower than the highest village in Scotland. Tomintoul is situated 6 miles west of Carn Liath.
Carn Liath
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,598 feet
- Also known as: “Càrn Liath”
- Category: landform
- Location: Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.2277° or 57° 13′ 40″ northLongitude
-3.23872° or 3° 14′ 19″ westElevation
2,598 feet (792 metres)Open location code
9C9R6QH6+3GOpenStreetMap ID
node 1537481706OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
12616343
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