Chalamain Gap
Chalamain Gap is in Highland Council, Scotland. Chalamain Gap is situated nearby to the peak Creag a‘ Chalamain, as well as near Northern Corries SSSI.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lairig Ghru.
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. Lairig Ghru is situated 2½ miles south of Chalamain Gap.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Coire an t-Sneachda and Coylumbridge.
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 southeast of Chalamain Gap.
Coylumbridge
Hamlet
Coylumbridge is a small rural newly built hamlet, that lies six miles northeast of Dalnavert, Highland, and three miles southeast of Aviemore, in the valley of the River Spey, in the west Cairngorms National Park, in Badenoch and Strathspey, Inverness-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Coylumbridge is situated 4½ miles northwest of Chalamain Gap.
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 southeast of Chalamain Gap.
Chalamain Gap
- Type: Scree
- Category: landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.1265° or 57° 7′ 35″ northLongitude
-3.71093° or 3° 42′ 39″ westOpen location code
9C9R47GQ+JJOpenStreetMap ID
way 35555969OpenStreetMap feature
natural=scree
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Notable Places Nearby
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