Lochnagar is the big mountain on the Balmoral estate, and its summit, Cac Càrn Beag, is a rock tor right beside a trig point. That summit name is usually translated rather bluntly as 'small cairn of faeces'. The mountain takes its everyday name from Lochan na Gaire, 'little loch of the noisy sound', in its north-east corrie. Byron wrote the poem 'Dark Lochnagar' about it, Queen Victoria climbed it in 1848, and it's the setting for The Old Man of Lochnagar, a story first told by Charles III.
New to the Munros?Read our guide: What Are The Munros?Rock tor 2 m north-east of trig point
Featureless summit plateau that ends abruptly in steep cliffs along its northern edge.
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Also on this route: Carn a' Choire Bhoidheach, Carn an t-Sagairt Mor, Cairn Bannoch, Broad Cairn
Safety: Routes are a guide only. Carry a map and compass and know how to use them, check the weather before you go, and turn back if in doubt. You use this route at your own risk.
