Pools of Dee
Pools of Dee is a pond in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. Pools of Dee is situated nearby to the mountain saddle Lairig Ghru, as well as near the peak Sron na Lairige.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lairig Ghru and Ben Macdui.
Lairig Ghru
Mountain saddle
Photo: TheCreator, Public domain.
The Lairig Ghru is one of the mountain passes through the Cairngorms of Scotland. The route and mountain pass partially lies on the Mar Lodge Estate. Like many traditional routes, the ends of the route through the Lairig Ghru are like the ends of a frayed rope.
Ben Macdui
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ben Macdui is the second-highest mountain in Scotland and all of the British Isles, after Ben Nevis, and the highest of the Cairngorm Mountains. The summit is 1,309 metres above sea level and it is classed as a Munro.
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.
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 2 miles northeast of Pools 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 3½ miles east of Pools of Dee.
Pools of Dee
- Type: Pond
- Category: body of water
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.08543° or 57° 5′ 8″ northLongitude
-3.69518° or 3° 41′ 43″ westOpen location code
9C9R38P3+5WOpenStreetMap ID
way 115103426OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=pond
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