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The Cairnwell

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The Cairnwell
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Munro (M): A stand alone mountain in Scotland over 3000 feet tall is known as a Munro. The list of Munro's were first compiled by Sir Hugh Munro in 1891 but now maintained by the Scottish Mountaineering Club.

County: Aberdeenshire/Perth and Kinross
Classification: Hu,M,Sim,HHB
Meters/Feet: 933/3061
Feature: huge cairn
Survey: obvious summit/Leica RX1250
Parent name (Ma): Carn a' Gheoidh
Source: The Database of British and Irish Hills v18.1 (http://www.hills-database.co.uk)
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Notes: The inclusion of a summit on our site may not always mean the hill is accessible. Some summits may be on private land with no public right of way or open access. Landowner permission must be sought before accessing a hill on private land. Access rights in Scotland are separate from the rest of the UK.

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NO 13486 77359

56.879520, -3.421199

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56°52'46.3"N 3°25'16.3"W

UTM

30V 474330 6304053

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