Scotland
Creagan Caise Hill
662M
2172FT
About Creagan Caise Hill
Overlooking the southern reaches of Glen Ey near Braemar, this rounded Tump offers a quiet vantage point away from the busier Cairngorm summits. The terrain is largely pathless heather and moorland, rewarding those who make the climb with a clear perspective of the Dee Valley and the distant silhouette of Lochnagar.
Key Statistics
Rank
134th Highest in Region
Parent Range
Lochaber
Prominence
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53.6m
Nearest Town
Delnamer
Geology
You are walking on Duchray Hill Gneiss. This resilient, layered rock was once ancient mud, transformed by intense heat and pressure deep underground.
Classifications
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OS Grid Reference
NO181689
Latitude
56.8044°N
Longitude
3.3428°W
Did You Know?
- •The name is Gaelic in origin, with 'Creagan Caise' translating as the 'rocky hill of cheese', likely referring to the rich quality of the grazing on its lower slopes or the curd-like appearance of its weathered summit stones.
- •The hill is frequently climbed as a short detour from the track leading into Glen Ey toward the 'Colonel’s Bed,' a narrow rocky gorge where a Jacobite colonel hid from government troops in 1689.
- •From the 662m summit, walkers gain an excellent perspective of the high Cairngorm plateau to the north, specifically the massive granite bulk and scooped corries of Beinn a' Bhuird.
- •Being a Tump with a relatively modest elevation, it remains remarkably un-grated by the boots of Munro-baggers, who usually pass it by in favour of the higher, more dramatic peaks deeper in the glen.