Region 08B · Scotland

Cairngorms

One of the 95 hill-survey regions used by the Database of British & Irish Hills. Every hill we track in this region is listed below, tallest first — follow any name for its full record, live summit weather and daylight times.

Hills listed
23
Highest hill
Beinn a' Bhuird 1196 m
Mean height
950 m
Munros
4
Corbetts
7
Grahams
3
Marilyns
13

Access rights in this region

Yes Right to roam in Scotland: Statutory right of responsible access to most land and inland water — full Scotland access guide.

This is the general position, not legal advice — local byelaws, seasonal restrictions and closures can override it. See the country-by-country access guide, or query an exact grid reference with the access checker.

All 23 hills, tallest first

Hills in Cairngorms, sorted by height descending
# Hill Height Prominence Classifications Grid ref
1 Beinn a' Bhuird 1196 m 456.2 m MunroMurdoMarilyn +2 NJ092006
2 Beinn a' Bhuird South Top 1178.5 m 49.5 m MurdoSimmMunro Top NO091986
3 Cnap a' Chleirich 1172.6 m 34.6 m MurdoSimmMunro Top NJ107010
4 Ben Avon - Leabaidh an Daimh Bhuidhe 1172 m 198 m MunroMurdoMarilyn +2 NJ131018
5 Stob an t-Sluichd 1106.7 m 25.4 m Munro Top NJ112027
6 Carn Eas 1087.9 m 25 m Munro Top NO122992
7 Beinn a' Chaorainn 1083.3 m 246.3 m MunroMurdoMarilyn +2 NJ045013
8 West Meur Gorm Craig 1023.1 m 41.4 m MurdoSimmMunro Top NJ153036
9 Beinn a' Chaorainn Bheag 1016 m 66.7 m MurdoSimmMunro Top NJ057017
10 Creag an Dail Mhor 972 m 64.4 m MurdoSimmMunro Top NO131982
11 East Meur Gorm Craig 935.3 m 22.1 m Munro Top NJ159042
12 Beinn Bhreac 930.3 m 80.9 m MunroMurdoSimm NO058970
13 Beinn Bhreac West Top 927.9 m 20.6 m Munro Top NO052972
14 Culardoch 900 m 312 m CorbettMarilynHuMP +1 NO193988
15 Creag Mhor 895 m 167 m CorbettMarilynHuMP +1 NJ057047
16 Creag an Dail Bheag 863 m 211 m CorbettMarilynHuMP +1 NO157981
17 Brown Cow Hill 829 m 295 m CorbettMarilynHuMP +1 NJ221044
18 Geal Charn 821 m 173 m CorbettMarilynHuMP +1 NJ090126
19 Carn na Drochaide 818 m 222 m CorbettMarilynHuMP +1 NO127938
20 Carn Ealasaid 792 m 156 m CorbettMarilynHuMP +1 NJ227117
21 Geallaig Hill 743.2 m 312 m GrahamMarilynHuMP +1 NO297981
22 Cnap Chaochan Aitinn 715 m 159 m GrahamMarilynHuMP +1 NJ145099
23 Creag Bhalg 668.2 m 160.4 m GrahamMarilynHuMP +1 NO091912

Hill data from the Database of British & Irish Hills v18.3 (CC BY 4.0). Prominence is the drop to the hill's key col; a dash means it is not recorded in our dataset.


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