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Cairn of Claise Title Image
Meaning Cairn like peak of the grassy hollow
Altitude 1064 metres     (Munro)
Grid Ref. NO18557889
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Cairn of Claise
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The boundary wall and summit cairn of Cairn of Claise.

© Graham Young

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Mountain Description
Cairn of Claise is a gentle rise on the W margin of a high moorland plateau. To its W are the steep rocky slopes of Garbh-Choire, and to the S the even steeper slopes into Caenlochan Glen. Between these a winding ridge connects to the NE ridge of Glas Maol from where a path leads NW to Sron na Gaoithe and to the road. To the N and NW of the plateu are steep rocky slopes into Glen Callater but to the W of these a col leads to Carn an Tuirc from where a path descends W to the road in Glen.
Available Routes
  Ascent Distance Time Including... Description Rating
1 1020 m 19.02 km 5.5 hrs Cairn of Claise, Carn an Tuirc, Tolmount and Tom Buidhe  A moderate length route on easy terrain, after the initial steep ascent. Note that navigation on the high moorland plateau can be difficult, particularly in poor visibility. 3 / 5
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Cairn of Claise Aug'08

© Mike Blake

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Me at the summit of Cairn of Claise, 2nd of 3 that day.

© John Higgins

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Me on the boundary wall at the summit of Cairn of Claise on 21st June 2008

© Colin Barclay

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Me at the top, 2nd of 4 on a rite good day out...

© Peter Sloan

Image by Peter Sloan

Summit of Carirn of Claise.....3 of 6 that day.

© John Wilkie

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Me on summit of Cairn of Claise, 31 May 2006. Snow capped Cairngorms in background.

© Kevin Naylor

Image by Kevin Naylor
Weather & Maps, etc ...
Links to the nearest available forecast to Cairn of Claise.
Lochnagar
by Accuweather
Scotland Forecasts
by MWIS (PDF format)
East Highlands
by Met Office
Cairn Bannoch
by Metcheck
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John Wilkie
wrote on April 4, 2007:
6 in a day! Started at the car park at the Glen Doll reserve, traversed up Jocks Road and climbed Tolmount, then onto Carn An Turic, Carn of Claise and finally Tom Buidhe. Sat at the cairn on Buidhe deciding what to do next an dmade the decision to avoid Jocks Road going back and traversed across to Mayar and finally Dreish. Absoluteky exhausted after the decent back to the car park but buzzing with satisfaction. Great day with my mate Steve, although weather was great there is little to make me want to go back, nothing technical here....except trying to find the unassuming 6 bumps.
Local Accommodation Options
Showing the nearest 10 of 23 within 100Km of the summit of Cairn of Claise. Would you like to view all 23?
13.1 km Dalmore House - Fife Brae, Braemar, AB35 5NS   Tel: 013397 41225
45.0 km Ravenscraig Guest House - Grampian Road, Aviemore, PH22 1RP   Tel: 01479 810278
50.8 km Croft Holidays - Croft Dhu, Newtonmore, PH20 1BA   Tel: 01540 673504
50.9 km Creag Meagaidh - Creag Meagaidh, Main Street, Newtonmore, Inverness-shire, PH20 1DP   Tel: 01540 673798
73.7 km Killin Highland Lodges - Aberfeldy Road, Killin , Perthshire , FK21 8TX   Tel: 08 456 444 830
76.3 km Killin Hotel - Main Street, Killin, Perthshire, FK21 8TP   Tel: 01567 820296
80.7 km Clachan Cottage Hotel - Lochside, Lochearnhead, FK19 8PU   Tel: 01567 830247
83.0 km Rushyglen Cottages - Tulloch, Glen Spean, PH31 4AR   Tel: 0131 225 4235
86.4 km Suie Lodge Hotel - Glendochart, nr. Crianlarich, FK20 8QT   Tel: 01567 820417
87.8 km Rosebank House - Main Street, Strathyre, Perthshire, FK18 8NA   Tel: 01877 384208
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