Sgòr an Lochain Uaine (Scottish Gaelic for 'peak of the little green lake') is one of the Cairngorms mountains in the Scottish Highlands. Rising to 1,258 metres (4,127 ft), by some counts it is the fifth-highest mountain in Scotland (and the United Kingdom). It is in the western massif of the Cairngorms, standing between Braeriach and Cairn Toul, overlooking An Garbh Choire and the Lairig Ghru pass. It was promoted to Munro status by the Scottish Mountaineering Club's 1997 revision of the tables.[2]
| Sgòr an Lochain Uaine | |
|---|---|
| The Angel's Peak | |
 Sgòr an Lochain Uaine from Ben Macdui | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,258 m (4,127 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 118 m (387 ft) |
| Parent peak | Cairn Toul |
| Listing | Munro |
| Naming | |
| English translation | peak of the green lochan |
| Language of name | Gaelic |
| Pronunciation | Scottish Gaelic: [ˈs̪kɔɾ ə ˈl̪ˠɔxɛɲ ˈuəɲə] |
| Geography | |
  Sgòr an Lochain Uaine | |
| Parent range | Grampian Mountains |
| OS grid | NN954976 |
| Topo map | OS Landrangers 36, 43 |
It is usually climbed together with other peaks: if coming from the south it may be climbed with Cairn Toul and The Devil's Point, whilst from the north one must first cross Braeriach.[3]
The mountain takes its name from An Lochan Uaine, the lochan lying in the corrie on the north-east side of the peak. It is also sometimes called "The Angel's Peak", a name allegedly given to it in the 19th century by Alexander Copland, a founding member of the Cairngorm Club, in contrast to the nearby Devil's Point.[4][5][6]
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Sgòr an Lochain Uaine". Hill Bagging - the online version of the Database of British and Irish Hills (DoBIH). 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- ^ Townsend, Chris (24 May 2013). The Munros and Tops: A Record-Setting Walk in the Scottish Highlands. Random House. ISBN 978-1-78057-823-1.
- ^ "Cairn Toul - Braeriach traverse". Walkhighlands. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ "Sgòr an Lochain Uaine : A Gaelic place name guide by Joe Dorward".
- ^ Drummond, Peter (2010). Scottish hill names: their origin and meaning. Scottish Mountaineering Trust. pp. 123, 130. ISBN 9780907521952.
- ^ "Macdui horizons" (PDF). Clac Dian: The Newsletter of the Cairngorm Club: 5. June 2010.