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Lochnagar (/ˌlɒxnəˈɡɑːr/) or Beinn Chìochan is a mountain in the Grampians of Scotland, located about five miles south of the River Dee near Balmoral.
Technically, the English name is a misunderstanding, being named after Lochan na Gaire, the 'little loch of the noisy sound', a loch to be found in the mountain's northeast corrie. Today the lochan is popularly called Lochnagar too. The summit itself is usually referred to as Cac Càrn Beag, meaning "small cairn of faeces" in Scottish Gaelic.
Beinn Chìochan (mountain of breasts) is an alternative Gaelic name.
The mountain's principal feature is a north-facing corrie around which most of the subsidiary tops as well as the main peak sit. The mountain is a Munro and is popular with hillwalkers at all times of the year. The most common ascent route is from Glen Muick. Care should be taken on the summit in poor visibility: the plateau has few obvious features and has steep cliffs on its northern edge.
The peak also lends its name to the poem Lachin y Gair (also known as Dark Lochnagar) by Lord Byron, and the song based on it.
Dark Lochnagar: The Corries at there best, live.
A mine explosion in France during World War I left a crater 70ft (21m) deep and 330 ft (100 m) wide. More information: https://lochnagarcrater.org/about/ Music by https://incompetech.com/ Aerial image courtesy of lochnagarcrater.org.
A little munro bagging trip up to Lochnagar in the Cairngorms. After work on a Friday, i started the long drive up to Ballater and stayed the night for an early start the next morning. After a short drive down to Glen Muick during the blue hour, i started the walk just as the sun rose from behind the mountains. Nearing the top of the mountain, i was surprised when i encountered some fresh, deep snow on the area known as the ladder. After wading up through the snow, i eventually reached the summit. Any plans of further hills were quickly scrapped due to the extra effort the snow was demanding to walk across. I headed back down to Loch Muick by following the Glas Allt river and came across a spectacular waterfall before making it down to the flatter ground along the banks of the loch. #m...
The Lochnagar crater, detonated on 1st July 1916 two minutes before the British infantry left their trenches for what would become known as 'The First Day of the Somme.' Please note that during this film I state that this is the largest man-made crater. Please do not post that the Sedan crater is larger. I know it is! I am only comparing this with other craters from WW1
Children's story written by HRH Prince Of Wales ( Now HRH King Charles The III) for his children. I own no copyright on this video and all copyright is that of the persons who wrote and produced it
Link to http://www.thecorries.com for DVDs,CDs, etc.
Lochnagar (/ˌlɒxnəˈɡɑːr/) or Beinn Chìochan is a mountain in the Grampians of Scotland, located about five miles south of the River Dee near Balmoral.
Technically, the English name is a misunderstanding, being named after Lochan na Gaire, the 'little loch of the noisy sound', a loch to be found in the mountain's northeast corrie. Today the lochan is popularly called Lochnagar too. The summit itself is usually referred to as Cac Càrn Beag, meaning "small cairn of faeces" in Scottish Gaelic.
Beinn Chìochan (mountain of breasts) is an alternative Gaelic name.
The mountain's principal feature is a north-facing corrie around which most of the subsidiary tops as well as the main peak sit. The mountain is a Munro and is popular with hillwalkers at all times of the year. The most common ascent route is from Glen Muick. Care should be taken on the summit in poor visibility: the plateau has few obvious features and has steep cliffs on its northern edge.
The peak also lends its name to the poem Lachin y Gair (also known as Dark Lochnagar) by Lord Byron, and the song based on it.