RAF aircrew killed flying in the Cairngorms Memorial
RAF aircrew killed flying in the Cairngorms Memorial is a memorial in Moray, Scotland. RAF aircrew killed flying in the Cairngorms Memorial is situated nearby to the peak Stob an t-Sluichd, as well as near Cnap a‘ Chleirich.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ben Avon and Beinn a’ Bhùird.
Ben Avon
Peak
Photo: Bruce McAdam, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ben Avon is a mountain in the Cairngorms of Scotland. It is a sprawling mountain with a broad summit plateau dotted with granite tors. One of these marks the summit, called Leabaidh an Daimh Bhuidhe or Stob Easaidh Mòr, which stands at a height of 1,171 metres.
Beinn a’ Bhùird
Peak
Photo: TheCreator, Public domain.
Beinn a' Bhùird is a Munro in the Cairngorm mountain range of Scotland. In Watson the author suggests the mountain should be named Beinn Bòrd – table hill, saying that local Scottish Gaelic speakers pronounced the mountain Paing Bòrd, with some of the older local folk still using Painna Bòrd.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lairig an Laoigh.
Lairig an Laoigh
Locality
The Lairig an Laoigh is a mountain pass through the Highlands of Scotland. In speech and sometimes in writing the name is reduced to "Lairig Laoigh". It is of glacial origin, dissecting the Cairngorm plateau, and it runs roughly north–south from Speyside to Deeside at one time being used as a drove road. Lairig an Laoigh is situated 5 miles west of RAF aircrew killed flying in the Cairngorms Memorial.
RAF aircrew killed flying in the Cairngorms Memorial
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “This Is To Commemorate/The Supreme Sacrifice/Made By Those Aircrew Of/The Royal Air Force/And Their Allies Of World War II/ And In Subsequent Years Who Were/ Killed Flying In These Mountains./Placed On This Site/ On 18th September 2005 By Cadets/And Staff”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.10215° or 57° 6′ 8″ northLongitude
-3.47069° or 3° 28′ 15″ westInception
2005Open location code
9C9R4G2H+VPOpenStreetMap ID
node 13072437716OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Highlights include Stob an t-Sluichd and Cnap a‘ Chleirich.
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