Carn Mor

A modest Dodd rising to 584 metres in the Cairngorms fringe, positioned near the confluence of the Rivers Dulnain and Spey. The summit sits within working forestry country, offering a straightforward ascent through mixed woodland and open ground. Grid reference NH877159 places it roughly midway between Grantown-on-Spey and Carrbridge.

• •The name derives from Scottish Gaelic 'Càrn Mòr', meaning 'big cairn' or 'great cairn', likely referring to a prominent summit marker or natural rock pile that once distinguished this hill from surrounding lower ground.
• •The grid reference places this hill within the Abernethy Forest area, historically part of the ancient Caledonian pinewoods that once covered much of the Spey valley before extensive clearance for timber and agriculture.
• •As a Dodd—a classification for hills between 500 and 600 metres with sufficient drop—Carn Mor sits just 16 metres above the lower threshold, making it one of the more modest members of this distinctly Scottish hill category.