Scotland · National Scenic Area

Deeside and Lochnagar

Deeside and Lochnagar is one of the 40 National Scenic Areas that carry Scotland’s national landscape designation. 28 hills from our dataset have their summit inside the boundary, topped by Lochnagar - Cac Carn Beag at 1155.7 m.

Nation: Scotland
Designation: National Scenic Area
Area: 398 km²
Listed hills: 28
Highest listed hill: Lochnagar - Cac Carn Beag 1155.7 m

Access here

Designation is not an access right

National Scenic Area status exists to conserve the landscape. It creates no right to walk, roam or camp: what you may do on the ground is set by the ordinary access law of Scotland, plus any local byelaws and restrictions. Full detail:access rights in Scotland · check a specific grid reference.

The short version for Scotland — right to roam: Statutory right of responsible access to most land and inland water. Wild camping: Wild camping is broadly lawful under the 2003 Act. This is general information, not legal advice.

All 28 listed hills, tallest first

Every summit from our hill dataset whose summit point falls inside the designated boundary. Follow a name for its full record, live summit weather and daylight times.

Listed hills in Deeside and Lochnagar, sorted by height descending
#	Hill	Height	Classifications	Grid ref
1	Lochnagar - Cac Carn Beag	1155.7 m	MunroTrail 100Murdo+3	NO243861
2	Carn a' Choire Bhoidheach	1109.9 m	MunroMurdoSimm	NO226845
3	Cuidhe Crom	1083.2 m	Munro TopMurdoSimm	NO259849
4	Creag a' Ghlas-uillt	1066.9 m	Munro Top	NO242842
5	Cairn of Claise	1063.1 m	MunroMurdoHuMP+1	NO185788
6	Eagles Rock	1049.2 m	Munro Top	NO237838
7	Carn an t-Sagairt Mor	1047 m	MunroMurdoSimm	NO208842
8	Carn an t-Sagairt Beag	1044.3 m	Munro TopMurdoSimm	NO216848
9	Carn an Tuirc	1018.8 m	MunroMurdoSimm	NO174804
10	Cairn Bannoch	1011.1 m	MunroMurdoSimm	NO222825
11	Fafernie	998.8 m	Munro Top	NO215823
12	Broad Cairn	997.1 m	MunroMurdoSimm	NO240815
13	Cairn of Gowal	989.4 m	Munro Top	NO226820
14	Creag an Dubh-loch	982.6 m	Munro TopMurdoSimm	NO232823
15	Meikle Pap	980 m	Munro TopMurdoSimm	NO259860
16	Meall Coire na Saobhaidhe	973 m	Munro TopMurdoSimm	NO242872
17	Little Glas Maol	972 m	Munro Top	NO175759
18	Druim Mor	962 m	Munro Top	NO189772
19	Tolmount	957.8 m	MunroMurdoSimm	NO210800
20	Tom Buidhe	957.8 m	MunroMurdoSimm	NO213787
21	Little Pap	956 m	Munro Top	NO264844
22	Craig of Gowal	926.8 m	Munro Top	NO231809
23	Crow Craigies	918.5 m	Munro TopMurdoSimm	NO222798
24	Conachcraig	862.5 m	CorbettMarilynHuMP+1	NO279865
25	Morrone	859.5 m	CorbettMarilynHuMP+1	NO132886
26	Creag nan Gabhar	834 m	CorbettMarilynHuMP+1	NO154841
27	Sgor Mor	813.8 m	CorbettMarilynHuMP+1	NO007914
28	Creag Bhalg	668.2 m	GrahamMarilynHuMP+1	NO091912

Hill data from the Database of British & Irish Hills v18.3 (CC BY 4.0); boundary from Scottish Government via spatialdata.gov.scot (Open Government Licence v3.0) — © Scottish Government, contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right. Hills are assigned by summit position against a generalised boundary, so a top within roughly 100 m of the edge can fall on the wrong side.

Plan a walk here

Walking-time calculator — Naismith with terrain and fitness corrections.
Daylight safety planner — set your turnaround against sunset.
Access checker — what a specific grid reference allows.
Safety notes — conditions change fast; build in margin.

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