The Cairngorms are a mountain range in the eastern Highlands of Scotland closely associated with the mountain of the same name - Cairn Gorm. The Scottish Highlands ( Scottish Gaelic: A' Ghàidhealtachd, Scots: Hielans) include the rugged and Mountainous Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Cairn Gorm, also commonly referred to as Cairngorm ( Gaelic: An Càrn Gorm, meaning Blue Hill) is a Mountain in the
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Name
Usually referred to as The Cairngorms - this 'modern' use of Cairn Gorm to represent the whole range is misleading - Watson (1975) refers to it as a nickname explaining that the range's former name is Am Monadh Ruadh - the red hills distinguishing them from Am Monadh Liath - the grey hills to the west of the River Spey.
If you look from Aviemore on a clear evening, the granite screes of Lairig Ghru and Braeriach do glow a warm red in the sun. 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 (1975)
Ironically - naming the range after Cairn Gorm creates a contradiction since Cairn Gorm means Blue Cairn - taking that literally would make the red hills the blue hills changing the old name entirely. This irony appears to have been missed by many for both names were used in the naming of the National Park that incorporates the range. Its official English name Cairngorms National Park loosely translates into Gaelic as the Blue Hills National Park, with its Gaelic strap-line - Pairc Naiseanta a Mhonaidh Ruaidh loosely translating into English as the Red Hills National Park.
In Alexander (1928) the author refers to Colonel T. Thornton visiting the area about 1786, and his book Sporting Tour published in 1804 in which he refers to the range as the Cairngorms - continuing:
The use of the term "Cairngorms" as applied to the group must have become well established early in the nineteenth century, for we find it in Col Thornton's Sporting Tour (1804), where there is a reference to "Aurora peeping over the immense Cairngorms"
—Alexander (1928) (p21)
Both Alexander (1928) and Watson (1975) appear to suggest that Colonel Thornton's book was the first time the term Cairngorms was used in print to refer to whole group.
Location and area
Although The Cairngorms are within the Cairngorms National Park - they are only a part of it. The Cairngorms National Park ( Scottish Gaelic Pàirc Nàiseanta a' Mhonaidh Ruaidh) is a National park in north east Scotland, established in In Watson (1975) the author delineates the main Cairngorm massif as being between Aviemore in the north-west, Glen Gairn, and Braemar in the south-east, and Glen Feshie in the south-west. Aviemore (An Aghaidh Mhòr is a town and tourist resort situated within the Cairngorms National Park in the Highlands of Scotland. Braemar is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, around 58 miles west of Aberdeen in the Highlands.
Roughly speaking - then - the southern-boundary of the range runs from slightly east of Braemar - west along Glen Dee to White Bridge, through Glen Geldie to the head of Glen Feshie. Braemar is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, around 58 miles west of Aberdeen in the Highlands. The western-boundary runs down Glen Feshie (northward) and the River Spey to Aviemore. Aviemore (An Aghaidh Mhòr is a town and tourist resort situated within the Cairngorms National Park in the Highlands of Scotland. The northern-boundary runs roughly eastward from Aviemore through Glen More to Glen Avon. The eastern-boundary then runs (southward) up Glen Avon, and over Am Bealach Dearg to slightly east of Braemar again - see sketch map.
To the south of The Cairngorms are a separate distinct range - The Grampians - in Watson (1975) the author describes them as running from Drumochter in the west almost to the sea just south of Aberdeen - continuing:
Some map-makers have confused the issue by printing 'Grampians' over the Cairngorms and Strath Don hills as well! As it has often been used on maps to take in the Ben Alder and Perthshire hills far to the W of our area, it is unsuitable for this book. Aberdeen ( pronounced; Aiberdeen Obar Dheathain is Scotland 's third most populous city and one of Scotland's 32 local government council
—Watson (1975)
In Gordon (1925) - the area of the Cairngorms is even more tightly drawn - the end-papers show a map where Aviemore, River Feshie, River Dee, and Creag Choinnich just make it onto the map, and Glen Geldie, and Glen Gairn do not.
Historically - before the Regionalisation of Scotland in 1975 - most of The Cairngorms were within the county of Aberdeenshire with the rest reaching into Inverness-shire in the west, and Banffshire in the north. The Local Government (Scotland Act 1973 (1973 c 65 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, that reformed local government in Scotland Aberdeenshire (Siorrachd Obar Dheathain is one of the 32 unitary Council areas in Scotland. Inverness-shire also known as the county of Inverness or Siorrachd Inbhir Nis in Gaelic, was a general purpose county of Scotland, The County of Banff is a Registration county for property and Banffshire (ˈbæmfʃə ( Siorrachd Bhanbh in Gaelic) is a Lieutenancy area
Access
Granting the tight delineation of The Cairngorms above - there are no public roads through The Cairngorms. All the public roads in the general area either skirt The Cairngorms or stop short - providing access to them only. Historically - pedestrians have been able to cross The Cairngorms by following the traditional routes of the Lairig Ghru, and the Lairig Laoigh, or around them by following Glen Dee - Glen Feshie, and Bealach Dearg. The Lairig Ghru is one of the mountain passes through the Cairngorms of Scotland.
From the south, and south-east motorised access ends at Linn of Dee, or Allanaquoich. Allanaquoich is a locality on Mar Lodge Estate, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. From the north-west it ends at Coylumbridge or the car park at the Cairn Gorm ski area.
Topography
The Cairngorms consist of a large elevated plateau adorned with low, rounded glacial mountains.
Although not strictly a single plateau - The Cairngorms give the sense of being a single plateau, because the passes that cut through them do not cut them very deeply. In Watson (1975) the author gives the summit of Lairig Ghru as 835 metres, and the summit of Lairig an Laoigh at 740 metres, and The Sneck at 970 metres. The Lairig Ghru is one of the mountain passes through the Cairngorms of Scotland. Topographically - this means a walker could cross between the Cairntoul (1293m) - Braeriach (1296m) massif to the Ben Macdui (1309m) - Cairn Gorm (1245m) massif and onto the Beinn a' Bhùird (1196m) - Ben Avon (1171m) massif without descending below the 740 metre summit of the Lairig an Laoigh. Cairn Toul (from the Gaelic Càrn an t-Sabhail, 'Hill of the barn' is the fourth highest mountain in Scotland, surpassed only by Braeriach ( Scottish Gaelic: Bràigh Riabhach/Am Bràigh Riabhach) is the third highest mountain in Scotland, surpassed only by Ben Nevis Ben Macdui, also spelled Ben Macdhui and Ben MacDui ( Gaelic: Beinn Mac Duibh) is the highest Mountain in the Cairngorms Cairn Gorm, also commonly referred to as Cairngorm ( Gaelic: An Càrn Gorm, meaning Blue Hill) is a Mountain in the Beinn a' Bhùird is a Munro in the Cairngorm mountain range of Scotland. Ben Avon ( Scottish Gaelic: Beinn Athfhinn) is a Mountain in the Cairngorm mountains of Scotland
The Cairngorms became part of Scotland's second national park (see Cairngorms National Park) on 1st September 2003. A national park is a reserve of land usually declared and owned by a national Government, protected from most Human development and pollution The Cairngorms National Park ( Scottish Gaelic Pàirc Nàiseanta a' Mhonaidh Ruaidh) is a National park in north east Scotland, established in Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The national park is in the Scottish council areas of Aberdeenshire, Moray, Angus, Perth and Kinross and Highland. For local government purposes Scotland is divided into 32 areas designated as "council areas" which are all governed by unitary authorities designated as Aberdeenshire (Siorrachd Obar Dheathain is one of the 32 unitary Council areas in Scotland. Angus ( Aonghas in Gaelic) is one of the 32 local government Council areas of Scotland, and a lieutenancy area. Perth and Kinross ( Peairt agus Ceann Rois in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy Area. The Highland Council area ( Sgìre Comhairle na Gàidhealtachd in Gaelic, s̪g̊ʲiːɾʲə kɔ
Geography
The Cairngorms feature the highest, coldest and snowiest plateaux in the British Isles and are home to five of the six highest mountains in Scotland:
- Ben Macdhui (1309 m)
- Braeriach (1296 m)
- Cairn Toul (1293 m)
- Sgor an Lochain Uaine (1258 m)
- Cairn Gorm (1245 m)
These mountains are all Munros, and there are a further 13 mountains with this categorisation across the area, of which another five are among the twenty highest peaks in the country. In Geology and Earth science, a plateau, also called a high plateau or tableland, is an area of highland, usually consisting The British Isles (Irish variously Na hOileáin Bhriotanacha, Oileáin Iarthair Eorpa, Éire agus an Bhreatain Mhór; Ellanyn Goaldagh Eileanan Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Ben Macdui, also spelled Ben Macdhui and Ben MacDui ( Gaelic: Beinn Mac Duibh) is the highest Mountain in the Cairngorms The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Braeriach ( Scottish Gaelic: Bràigh Riabhach/Am Bràigh Riabhach) is the third highest mountain in Scotland, surpassed only by Ben Nevis Cairn Toul (from the Gaelic Càrn an t-Sabhail, 'Hill of the barn' is the fourth highest mountain in Scotland, surpassed only by Sgor an Lochain Uaine is a mountain in the Cairngorms, Scotland. Cairn Gorm, also commonly referred to as Cairngorm ( Gaelic: An Càrn Gorm, meaning Blue Hill) is a Mountain in the A Munro is a Scottish mountain with a height over 3000 feet (914
After she had climbed to the top of Ben Macdui on October 7, 1859, Queen Victoria wrote: "It had a sublime and solemn effect, so wild, so solitary — no one but ourselves and our little party there . Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901 was from 20 June 1837 the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland . . I had a little whisky and water, as the people declared pure water would be too chilling. "
They were created at the end of the last ice age, when the ice caps that covered most of northern Scotland remained static and formed the rounded summits of the mountains of the area. An ice age is a period of long-term reduction in the Temperature of the Earth 's surface and atmosphere resulting in an expansion of continental Ice sheets Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The many valleys are littered with glacial deposits from the period of glacial retreat. The most famous valley is the Lairig Ghru pass, a gouge through the centre of the mountains - a u-shaped valley, that was extensively used by drovers in the 19th Century herding their cattle to market in the Lowlands, from their smallholdings in the Highlands. The Lairig Ghru is one of the mountain passes through the Cairngorms of Scotland. A drovers' road, drove or droveway is an ancient route for driving Livestock on foot from one place to another such as to market or between The Scottish Lowlands ( a' Ghalldachd, meaning roughly 'the non-Gaelic region' in Gaelic, and called Lawlands or Lallans in Scots The Scottish Highlands ( Scottish Gaelic: A' Ghàidhealtachd, Scots: Hielans) include the rugged and Mountainous
The region is drained by the Rivers Dee and Spey; and the latter's two tributaries: the Rivers Feshie and Avon. The River Dee ( Scottish Gaelic: Uisge Dè) is a River in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The River Spey ( Scottish Gaelic: Uisge Spè) is a River in the northeast of Scotland, the second longest and the fastest flowing river in
The area is sparsely populated due to the extreme nature of the climate. Snow patches remain on the hills until August while in the Garbh Coire Mor of Braeriach the snow melted just thrice in the last century. Braeriach ( Scottish Gaelic: Bràigh Riabhach/Am Bràigh Riabhach) is the third highest mountain in Scotland, surpassed only by Ben Nevis In the last few years - a possible indicator of climate change - the quantity and longevity of Cairngorm snow patches has declined significantly. Climate change is any long-term significant change in the “average weather” that a given region experiences "Snowfall" redirects here For other uses see Snow (disambiguation or Snowfall (disambiguation. The lowest recorded temperature in the UK has twice been recorded in the Cairngorms, at Braemar, where a temperature of -27. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Braemar is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, around 58 miles west of Aberdeen in the Highlands. 2oC, was recorded on February 11, 1895 and January 10, 1982. The Celsius Temperature scale was previously known as the centigrade scale. Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar)
Wildlife
The national park is known for its wildlife. The area also features a primeval forest, one of the last in the British Isles, known as the Caledonian Forest. Ancient Woodland Old growth forest, (also termed primary forest, ancient forest, virgin forest, primeval forest, frontier The Caledonian Forest is the name of a type of Woodland that once covered vast areas of Scotland. Much of the remains of this forest are found within the national park.
The Cairngorms provide a unique alpine semi-tundra moorland habitat, home to many rare plants, birds and animals. For the climate of the mountains named the Alps, see Climate of the Alps. In physical Geography, tundra is an area where the Tree growth is hindered by low temperatures and short growing seasons Moorland or moor is a type of habitat found in upland areas characterised by low growing vegetation on Acidic soils Speciality bird species on the platuex include breeding Ptarmigan, Dotterel, Snow Bunting, Golden Eagle, Ring Ouzel, Twite and Red Grouse, with Snowy Owl, Purple Sandpiper and Lapland Bunting seen on occasion. This article deals with the European species named "Ptarmigan" known in North America as the Rock Ptarmigan The Eurasian Dotterel ( Charadrius morinellus) or in Europe just Dotterel, is a small Wader in the Plover family of Birds The Snow Bunting ( Plectrophenax nivalis) sometimes colloquially called " Snowflake ", is a Passerine Bird The Golden Eagle ( Aquila chrysaetos) is one of the best known birds of prey in the Northern Hemisphere The Ring Ouzel ( Turdus torquatus) is a European member of the thrush family Turdidae The Twite, Carduelis flavirostris, is a small Passerine Bird in the Finch family Fringillidae The Red Grouse ( Lagopus lagopus scotica) is a medium sized bird of the Grouse family which is found in Heather Moorland in Great Britain The Snowy Owl ( Bubo scandiacus) is a large Owl of the Typical owl family Strigidae The Purple Sandpiper, Calidris or Erolia maritima is a small Shorebird. The Lapland Bunting, Calcarius lapponicus, is a Passerine Bird in the bunting family Emberizidae a group separated In the forests, Capercaillie, Black Grouse, Scottish Crossbill, Parrot Crossbill, Crested Tit amongst many more speciality birds are found. The Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) also known as the Wood Grouse or more specifically Western Capercaillie is the largest member of the Grouse The Black Grouse or Blackgame ( Tetrao tetrix) is a large bird in the Grouse family The Scottish Crossbill ( Loxia scotica) is a small Passerine Bird in the Finch family Fringillidae. The Parrot Crossbill ( Loxia pytyopsittacus) is a small Passerine Bird in the Finch family Fringillidae. The Crested Tit, Lophophanes cristatus (formerly Parus cristatus) is a Passerine Bird in the tit family Paridae
Of particular fame is the RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds) reserve at Abernethy Forest and Loch Garten. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds ( RSPB) is a British Charitable organisation which works to promote conservation and protection Abernethy Forest is a remnant of the Caledonian Forest near Aviemore, Badenoch and Strathspey, Highland, Scotland. The Loch Garten Osprey Centre is a Nature reserve at Boat of Garten in the Abernethy Forest, Badenoch and Strathspey, in the Highland A famous pair of Ospreys are present in the summer months, and they often attract large crowds to see them. The Osprey (Pandion haliaetus, also called Sea Hawk, is a diurnal, fish-eating Bird of prey. The forest is home to the endangered Capercaillie and endemic Scottish Crossbill. The Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) also known as the Wood Grouse or more specifically Western Capercaillie is the largest member of the Grouse Endemism is the Ecological state of being unique to a place Endemic species are not naturally found elsewhere The Scottish Crossbill ( Loxia scotica) is a small Passerine Bird in the Finch family Fringillidae.
Red Deer, Roe Deer, Mountain Hare, Pine Marten, Red Squirrel, Wild Cat and Otter are all present, as well as the only wild herd of Reindeer in the British Isles. The Red Deer ( Cervus elaphus) is one of the largest Deer species The European Roe Deer ( Capreolus capreolus) is a Deer species of Europe, Asia Minor, and Caspian coastal regions The Mountain Hare ( Lepus timidus) is a Hare, which is largely adapted to polar and mountainous habitats The red squirrel or Eurasian red squirrel ( Sciurus vulgaris) is a Species of Tree squirrel ( Genus Sciurus The Wildcat ( Felis silvestris) sometimes Wild Cat or Wild-cat, is a small felid native to Europe, the western part of Asia Otters are semi- aquatic (or in one case aquatic) fish-eating Mammals The otter subfamily Lutrinae forms part of the family The British Isles (Irish variously Na hOileáin Bhriotanacha, Oileáin Iarthair Eorpa, Éire agus an Bhreatain Mhór; Ellanyn Goaldagh Eileanan They now roam the high Cairngorm plateux, after being re-introduced in the 1950's by a Swedish herdsman. The herd is now stable at around 150 individuals, all born in the wild in Scotland. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain.
Man-made Threats
Recently in the Cairngorms, humans have introduced deer, which can trample rare plant species. Additionally, due to pollution caused by humans, acid rain has been found to contribute to the destruction of rare plants and some rock formations. Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into an environment that causes instability disorder harm or discomfort to the physical systems or living organisms they are in Acid rain is Rain or any other form of precipitation that is unusually Acidic It has harmful effects on plants aquatic animals and infastructure
Leisure
A skiing and winter sports industry is concentrated in the Cairngoms, with three of Scotland's five resorts situated here. Snow skiing is a group of sports utilizing Skis as primary equipment A winter sport is a Sport commonly played during Winter. As a formal term it refers to a sport played on Snow or Ice, but informally can refer They are the Cairn Gorm Ski Centre, Glenshee Ski Centre and The Lecht Ski Centre. Cairn Gorm, also commonly referred to as Cairngorm ( Gaelic: An Càrn Gorm, meaning Blue Hill) is a Mountain in the Glenshee Ski Centre is the largest and oldest Ski resort in Scotland. The Lecht Ski Centre is situated on the Infamous A939 road Cockbridge to Tomintoul road on the eastern side of the Cairngorms in
A funicular railway opened here in late 2001, running from a base station at 637 metres up to the Ptarmigan Centre, situated at 1097 metres, 150 metres from the summit of Cairn Gorm. A funicular, also known as a funicular railway, incline, inclined railway, inclined plane, or cliff railway, is a type of self-contained Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Cairn Gorm, also commonly referred to as Cairngorm ( Gaelic: An Càrn Gorm, meaning Blue Hill) is a Mountain in the It was built amidst some controversy, with supporters of the scheme claiming that it would bring valuable tourist income into the area, whilst opponents argued that such a development was unsuitable for a supposedly protected area.
The mountains are also very popular for hill-walking, winter sports, cycling, birdwatching, climbing, deer stalking, gliding and fly fishing. In Britain, the term hillwalking or fellwalking is normally used to describe the recreational practice of walking in hilly or Mountainous terrain generally A winter sport is a Sport commonly played during Winter. As a formal term it refers to a sport played on Snow or Ice, but informally can refer Cycling is the use of Bicycles or - less commonly - Unicycles Tricycles Quadricycles and other similar wheeled Human powered vehicles Birdwatching or birding is the observation and study of Birds with the naked eye or through a visual enhancement device like Binoculars. UserStan Shebs for a timetable --> Climbing is the activity of using one's hands and feet (or Defined narrowly a game stalker is a hunter who for sport approaches close to his timid quarry before making a kill Gliding is a Recreational activity and competitive Sport in which pilots fly un-powered aircraft known as Gliders or sailplanes Fly fishing is a distinct and ancient Angling method most renowned as a method for catching Trout and Salmon, but employed today for a wide variety of However, the area can be very hazardous at times, with dangerous and unpredictable weather conditions. Because of this, all safety precautions must be taken whilst out in the mountains.
In 1964, physicist Peter Higgs of Edinburgh was walking in the Cairngorms when he had his famous idea about symmetry-breaking in the electroweak theory, now a key element of the standard model of particle physics. Peter Ware Higgs, FRS, FRSE, (born May 29, 1929) is a British theoretical physicist and an Emeritus professor Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow. In Particle physics, the electroweak interaction is the unified description of two of the four Fundamental interactions of nature Electromagnetism and the The Standard Model of Particle physics is a theory that describes three of the four known Fundamental interactions together with the Elementary particles Particle physics is a branch of Physics that studies the elementary constituents of Matter and Radiation, and the interactions between them If the so-called Higgs boson is eventually detected by experiment, this will give the Cairngorms a special place in the history of science. The Higgs Boson is a hypothetical massive scalar Elementary particle predicted to exist by the Standard Model of Particle physics
Settlements in the Cairngorms
Gallery
 Cairn Gorm |
 Ben Macdhui seen from Càrn a' Mhàim |
 Carn Eilrig, at the entrance to the Lairig Ghru, Cairngorms, Scotland. Aviemore (An Aghaidh Mhòr is a town and tourist resort situated within the Cairngorms National Park in the Highlands of Scotland. Newtonmore ( Baile Ur an t-Slèibh in Gaelic) is a village in the Highlands of Scotland with a population of about 1000 Kingussie ( Gaelic: Ceann a' Ghiuthasaich) (pronounced kin-yewsie is a small Town and is head of Badenoch and Strathspey Boat of Garten is a small village and Post town in Badenoch and Strathspey, Highland, Scotland. Nethy Bridge is a small village in Strathspey in the Highland Council Area of Scotland Ballater is a Burgh in Aberdeenshire, Scotland on the River Dee, immediately east of the Cairngorm Mountains. Braemar is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, around 58 miles west of Aberdeen in the Highlands. Ben Macdui, also spelled Ben Macdhui and Ben MacDui ( Gaelic: Beinn Mac Duibh) is the highest Mountain in the Cairngorms Càrn a' Mhàim is a Scottish mountain situated in the inner part of the Cairngorms range some 15 kilometres west of Braemar in the county of Aberdeenshire Taken from Badeguish |
 Ptarmigan are commonplace in the Cairngorms |
Sources
- Alexander, Henry (1928), The Cairngorms, The Scottish Mountaineering Club, Edinburgh
- Gordon, Seton (1925), The Cairngorm Hills Of Scotland, Cassell and Company, London, England. The Cairngorms is a book published in various editions from 1928 intended as wide-ranging ‘handbook’ for walkers and climbers that describes the geology and geography of the
- Watson, Adam (1975), The Cairngorms, The Scottish Mountaineering Trust, Edinburgh
Visitor attractions
- Cairngorm Mountain
- Ben Macdui
- Cairn Gorm Ski Centre
- Loch Morlich
- Strathspey Steam Railway
- Loch Garten Osprey Centre
- Abernethy Forest RSPB
- Being a Bird
- Highland Wildlife Park
- Glenshee Ski Centre
- Lecht Ski Centre
- The Cairngorm Reindeer Centre
See also
- Cairn Gorm
- Cairngorms National Park
- Caledonian Forest
- RSPB
- National Parks of Scotland
- World Heritage Sites in Scotland
- Beinn a Bhuird
External links
- Cairngorms National Park
- Cairngorm Mountain
- Ski Scotland
- Highland-Instinct
- Loch Morlich Watersports
- RSPB Abernethy Forest
- Strathspey Steam Railway
- Highland Native Wildife Park
- WinterHighland
- Ski Scotland - latest Cairngorm snow conditions
- Glenshee Ski Centre
- The Lecht Ski Centre
- Birdwatching Guide to the Scottish Highlands
- Fishing Guide to Scotland
- Images of the Cairngorms
- The Independent - Eco-catastrophe: The Cairngorms - 02/12/06
- Cairngorm Gliding Club
- geography, geology, geomorphology
Dictionary
Cairngorms
-proper noun
- A mountainous region in the Scottish Highlands
- A national park within this region.
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