Lairig an Laoigh
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Beinn a‘ Chaorainn and Beinn Mheadhoin.
Beinn a‘ Chaorainn
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Beinn a' Chaorainn is a Scottish mountain in the heart of the Cairngorms range. It is quite a remote hill, being located roughly 19 kilometres south east of Aviemore and 14 kilometres north west of Braemar.
Beinn Mheadhoin
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Beinn Mheadhoin or Beinn Meadhain is a mountain in the Highlands of Scotland. It is a Munro with a height of 1,182 metres and by some counts it is the twelfth-highest mountain of Great Britain.
Derry Cairngorm
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Derry Cairngorm is a Scottish mountain in the Cairngorms range, 14 kilometres north west of Braemar in the county of Aberdeenshire. Derry Cairngorm is situated 2 miles southwest of Lairig an Laoigh.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Coire an t-Sneachda.
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 3 miles northwest of Lairig an Laoigh.
Lairig an Laoigh
- Type: Locality
- Description: major mountain pass in Cairngorms, Scotland
- Category: col
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.08738° or 57° 5′ 15″ northLongitude
-3.59594° or 3° 35′ 45″ westElevation
2,428 feet (740 metres)Open location code
9C9R3CP3+XJOpenStreetMap ID
node 5899132260OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityWikidata ID
Q24197261
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