Tour Scotland Photograph Carn a' Mhaim Cairngorms

Tour Scotland photograph of Carn a' Mhaim in the Cairngorms of Scotland. This Scottish mountain is notable in that it has the only ridge walk of any significance in the Cairngorms range. Its name translates from the Gaelic as Cairn of the large rounded hill, when viewed from the south it does appear as rounded, although in reality the mountain is a north-south oriented ridge. Another possible meaning of the name is Hill of the Pass derived from mam or mhaim, meaning pass. The mountain stands at the entrance of the Lairig Ghru pass, so this meaning is a possibility.



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