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Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 21:46, 29 October 2010: 1,425 × 1,173 (1.35 MB): Nilfanion {{Information |Description=Map of the Cairngorms National Park, UK with the following information shown: *National Park boundary *Administrative borders *Coastline, lakes and rivers *Roads and railways *Urban areas Equirect
The name Am Monadh Ruadh still lives among the oldest folk of Strath Spey, but long ago, outsiders had replaced it with 'the Cairngorms', on maps and in guide books. — Watson [ 13 ] The English language name for the range is Cairngorms, and is derived from Cairn Gorm , which is prominent in the view of the mountains from Speyside.
Cairngorms National Park (Scottish Gaelic: Pàirc Nàiseanta a' Mhonaidh Ruaidh) is a national park in northeast Scotland, established in 2003. It was the second of two national parks established by the Scottish Parliament , after Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park , which was set up in 2002.
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It is in the heart of Strathspey in the Highlands of Scotland, between Aviemore and Grantown, and is within the boundary of the Cairngorms National Park which was established in 2003. [ 4 ] A primary industry of Nethy Bridge was forestry, [ 5 ] with at one time several sawmills in the area, but this has long since subsided and now much of the ...
The Cairngorms from Beinn a' Ghlò.. The Roman historian Tacitus recorded Mons Graupius as the site of the defeat of the native Caledonians by Gnaeus Julius Agricola c. 83 AD. . The actual location of Mons Graupius, literally 'Mount Graupius' (the element 'Graupius' is of unknown meaning), is a matter of dispute among historians, though most favour a location within the Grampian massif ...
Cairn Gorm (Scottish Gaelic: An Càrn Gorm) [4] is a mountain in the Scottish Highlands.It is part of the Cairngorms range and wider Grampian Mountains.With a summit elevation of 1,245 m (4,085 ft) above sea level, Cairn Gorm is classed as a Munro and is the sixth-highest mountain in the British Isles.
The mountain is notable in that it has the only ridge walk of any significance in the Cairngorms range. Its name translates from the Gaelic as "Cairn of the large rounded hill", [2] when viewed from the south it does appear as rounded, although in reality the mountain is a north-south oriented ridge. Another possible meaning of the name is ...