Fells/Carn Kitty
Scotland
Carn Kitty
522M
1713FT
Rank
359th Highest in Region
Parent Range
Scotland
Nearest Town
Data coming soon
About Carn Kitty
Rising to 522 metres in the Moray uplands, this modest Dodd sits amid the farmland and forestry south of the Spey valley. The summit, marked at grid reference NJ090427, offers a quiet vantage over the surrounding agricultural landscape. A hill for those seeking solitude rather than drama, classified as both a Dodd and a Tump.
Key Statistics
Rank
359th Highest in Region
Parent Range
Scotland
Nearest Town
Data coming soon
Prominence
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49
Geology
As you hike Carn Kitty, you are walking on the Nethybridge Psammite Formation. Its bedrock consists of psammite, a rock type created from transformed sandstone.
Classifications
Nearby Fells
Did You Know?
- •The name 'Carn Kitty' combines the Gaelic 'càrn' meaning a heap of stones or rocky summit with 'Kitty', likely a personal name or nickname, suggesting either a local landowner or a folk association now lost to time.
- •At 522 metres, this hill sits just above the 500-metre threshold that defines Scotland's middle-altitude landscape, occupied more by working foresters and farmers than recreational walkers.
Find It
OS Grid Reference
NJ090427
Latitude
57.4654°N
Longitude
3.5187°W
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