Scotland
Creag an Dubh-loch
983M
3224FT
About Creag an Dubh-loch
Rising high above the remote waters of the Dubh Loch near Braemar, this Munro Top is defined by its immense granite cliffs. While the summit is a relatively flat, stony plateau shared with neighbouring Broad Cairn, the eastern face offers some of the most impressive mountain architecture in the Cairngorms.
Key Statistics
Rank
18th Highest in Region
Parent Range
Lochaber
Prominence
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44.8m
Nearest Town
Acharn
Geology
You are walking on pale, light-colored granite that formed deep underground as a massive pool of molten rock cooled beneath the Lochnagar mountains.
Classifications
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OS Grid Reference
NO232823
Latitude
56.9256°N
Longitude
3.2634°W
Did You Know?
- •The name is Gaelic for 'The Crag of the Black Loch,' directly referencing the deep, dark lochan that sits at the base of its massive 200-metre cliffs.
- •The hill's eastern face is legendary in Scottish mountaineering history; its 'Great Slab' provides some of the highest-quality multi-pitch granite climbing in the UK.
- •The usual approach from Loch Muick passes Glas-allt-Shiel, a lodge originally built for Queen Victoria in 1868 as a private retreat following the death of Prince Albert.
- •The summit offers a specific, earned perspective of the sprawling Lochnagar massif to the north and the long, glacial trough of Glen Muick stretching away to the east.
- •It is a hill of two distinct characters: a gentle, windswept stroll for those approaching from the plateau, and a sudden, terrifying vertical drop for anyone who loses their bearings in the mist.