Lairig Ghru
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The Lairig Ghru is one of the mountain passes through the Cairngorms of Scotland. The route and mountain pass partially lies on the Mar Lodge Estate.
The northern entrance to the Lairig Ghru, with Lurcher's Crag (left) and Braeriach (right)
From Corrour, roughly N towards the head of Glen Dee and the hanging valley
From Braeriach, roughly SW towards the head of Glen Dee
Plaque now attached to a rock marking the site of the Sinclair Memorial Hut
Braeriach
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Braeriach or Brae Riach is the third-highest mountain in Scotland and all of the British Isles, after Ben Nevis and Ben Macdui, rising 1,296 metres above sea level. It is in the Scottish Highlands and
Lairig Ghru
…of the southern half of the Lairig Ghru eventually drains into the River Dee, and the "official" source of the River Dee, the Wells of Dee, is high on Braeriach. However the River Dee (as a named watercourse on maps) starts at the confluence of Allt a' Gharbh choirie and Allt na Lairig Ghru. At this point, near…
Braeriach from the southeast
Ben macdui from carn liath