Carn Creagach

Sitting on the eastern fringes of the Beinn a’ Bhuird massif near Braemar, this high, stony shoulder offers a wild sense of isolation. Its broad, boulder-strewn plateau provides a rugged vantage point over the remote Gleann an t-Slugain and the deeper recesses of the Grampians.

• •The name derives from the Scottish Gaelic 'Càrn Creagach', which translates as 'Rocky Cairn'. This refers to the granite scree and frost-shattered stones that litter the high-altitude plateau, creating a classic sub-arctic landscape.
• •It sits at the eastern end of the long ridge that separates the drainage of the Quoich Water from the Glas Allt, forming an integral part of the high-altitude architecture of the eastern Grampians.
• •The summit offers an excellent, direct perspective of the massive eastern corries of Beinn a' Bhuird, particularly the steep granite walls of Coire na Ciche.
• •The route from Braemar passes the 'Slugain Lodge' ruins—a once-grand Victorian shooting box—which marks the transition from the sheltered glen into the wilder, higher moorland leading to the summit.
• •At 893 metres, it is high enough to experience the full force of a Grampian gale, but just low enough to be frequently overlooked by those only interested in bagging the very highest peaks.