Falls of Dee
Falls of Dee is a waterfall on Braeriach in the Cairngorms, Scotland.Photo: Donald Thomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Braeriach and Sgòr an Lochain Uaine.
Braeriach
Peak
Braeriach or Brae Riach is the third-highest mountain in Scotland and all of the British Isles, after Ben Nevis and Ben Macdui, rising 1,296 metres above sea level.
Sgòr an Lochain Uaine
Peak
Photo: El.Sarmiento, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sgòr an Lochain Uaine is one of the Cairngorms mountains in the Scottish Highlands. Rising to 1,258 metres, by some counts it is the fifth-highest mountain in Scotland.
Loch Coire an Lochain
Photo: Jasco, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Loch Coire an Lochain is a small freshwater loch located below the summit of Braeriach in the eastern Highlands of Scotland. At 997 m above sea level, it is among the highest named bodies of water in the British Isles…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Coire an t-Sneachda and Lairig an Laoigh.
Coire an t-Sneachda
Locality
Photo: Nk.sheridan, Public domain.
Coire an t-Sneachda is a glacial cirque or corrie landform in the Cairngorm or Am Monadh Ruadh mountain range in the Grampian Mountains of the Scottish Highlands. Coire an t-Sneachda is situated 4 miles northeast of Falls of Dee.
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 6 miles east of Falls of Dee.
Falls of Dee
- Type: Waterfall
- Description: waterfall in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
- Category: body of water
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.07128° or 57° 4′ 17″ northLongitude
-3.74349° or 3° 44′ 37″ westOpen location code
9C9R37C4+GJOpenStreetMap ID
node 2657573438OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=waterfallWikidata ID
Q5432516
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