Summit Register

Munro · Aberdeenshire, Angus, Scotland

Cairn of Claise

1,063.1 m

3,488 ftDrop 118.9 mNO 185 788

Finder: 5 Munros in Aberdeenshire, Angus

sea level3,000 ft · Munro height2,500 ft · Corbett height2,000 ft · Graham, Hewitt height1 kmCairn of Claise1,063.1Carn an Tuirc1,018.8Tolmount957.8Tom Buidhe957.8Glas Maol1,067.7
sea level3,000 ft · Munro height2,500 ft · Corbett height2,000 ft · Graham, Hewitt height1 kmCairn of Claise1,063.1Carn an Tuirc1,018.8Tolmount957.8
Looking north, 98 km wide, heights ×24 (method).

Cairn of Claise is a Munro of 1,063.1 m in Aberdeenshire, Angus. It is the highest of the 6 register hills recorded in Aberdeenshire, Angus; the next is Cairn Bannoch at 1,011.1 m, 52 m lower.

It is a Munro but not a Marilyn: its 118.9 m of drop is short of 150 m. Its nearest higher summit, Glas Maol, is also the hill its key col leads to.

To scale

Summit1,063.1 mKey col944.2 msea level
Key col NO 1747 7779, 1.4 km south-west of the summit.

Where it stands

Height

1,063.1 m71st highest of 737 in Scotland

Drop

118.9 m941st of 1,140 across Britain and Ireland

Isolation

3.0 km580th most isolated of 1,139

Neighbours

  1. 1
    Carn an Tuirc1.9 km north-west
    1,018.8 m
  2. 2
    Tolmount2.7 km north-east
    957.8 m
  3. 3
    Tom Buidhe2.8 km east
    957.8 m
  4. 4
    Glas Maol3.0 km south-west
    1,067.7 m
1234Carn an TuircTolmountTom BuidheGlas MaolN2 km

Lists

  • 71st highest of 282 Munros

Record

Nearest higher
Glas Maol, 1,067.7 m, 3.0 km south-west
Parent Marilyn
Glas Maol
Region
07A: Braemar to Montrose
OS map
43
Summit
Cairn on rocky knoll
DoBIH no.
463
Map of Britain and Ireland marking Cairn of Claise

Data: DoBIH v18.6, CC BY 4.0 (method). How high are the Munros?