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The old drystone wall running across the stony plateau of Cairn of Claise under a wide sky.

Cairn of Claise

A Munro of 1,063 metres on the plateau east of the Glenshee ski centre, climbed from Glen Clunie by the spur of Sron na Gaoithe.

Welcome

Cairn of Claise, 1,063 metres, stands on the border of Aberdeenshire and Angus, on the high plateau east of the A93 at the Glenshee ski centre.

The centre counts it among its East Glenshee 6, with Carn an Tuirc, Glas Maol, Creag Leacach, Tolmount and Tom Buidhe. Its summit is a cairn on a rocky knoll. Carn an Tuirc, the nearest Munro, is about two kilometres to the north-west, and Glas Maol three to the south-west.

Jock's Road, the old right of way from Glen Callater to Glen Doll, crosses the same plateau to the east, and ScotWays calls that ground high, exposed and featureless, in winter frequently swept by storms. The Scottish Avalanche Information Service's Southern Cairngorms forecast takes in the Cairnwell and Glas Maol ranges. Choose a day with a good forecast, and carry a map, a compass and warm clothes.

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  1. Carn an TuircA Munro of 1,019 metres on the east side of the A93 at Glenshee, climbed from a car park on the A93 north of the Glenshee ski centre.1 mile as the crow flies
  2. Glas MaolA Munro of 1,068 metres in Angus, east of the A93 at the Glenshee ski centre, climbed from the ski centre's car park.2 miles as the crow flies
  3. Loch Callater lying in its glen between heather slopes and hills.Loch CallaterA good track up a quiet glen south of Braemar to a high loch hemmed in by mountains.3 miles as the crow flies
  4. Carn AosdaA Munro of 915 metres above the Glenshee ski centre on the A93 in the Cairngorms National Park, climbed from the ski centre's car park.3 miles as the crow flies
  5. The CairnwellA Munro of 933 metres over the A93 at the Glenshee ski centre in the Cairngorms National Park, climbed from the ski centre's car park.3 miles as the crow flies
  6. Creag LeacachA Munro of 988 metres on the east side of the A93 in Glenshee, climbed from the car park south of the Devil's Elbow.3 miles as the crow flies
Directions
Devil’s Elbow Viewpoint, AberdeenshireAttractionsDevil’s Elbow Viewpoint3.5 miles
A path and a winding burn cross the floor of Corrie Fee beneath steep grassy and rocky slopes, with the head of the glacial corrie ahead under a blue sky.AttractionsMayar4.7 miles
AttractionsLochnagar - Cac Carn Beag5.8 miles
Small white house among autumn trees on a loch shoreAttractionsGlas Allt Shiel6.1 miles
AttractionsDriesh6.2 miles
A river meanders through a glen below waterfalls streaking down steep mountainsidesAttractionsCorrie Fee6.3 miles
Snow-dusted hills reflect fading light over a still loch at duskAttractionsLoch Muick7.0 miles
Glenshee Kirk, a small rubble-stone church with a bellcote, behind a mossy kirkyard wall and old gravestones, a green hill rising behind it at the Spittal of Glenshee.AttractionsSpittal of Glenshee7.2 miles
Glen Shee from the road, heather and hills under a wide sky.AttractionsGlenshee7.4 miles

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Places to stay near Cairn of Claise, and when each is next free.

The whole of Larch House across its meadow: the larch-clad gable and long roof with roof lights, the lower wing beside it, a ring of river stones in the grass and oaks behind.Larch House
  • Sleeps 6
  • In Blairgowrie
  • 10 miles from Cairn of Claise
Check datesA landscape view of Faunoran House from the garden, the terrace and its white table, the house reflected in the long pond.Faunoran House
  • Sleeps 10
  • In Crathie
  • 11 miles from Cairn of Claise
Free 14–16 NovA grand stone house with multiple gables and chimneys stands on a lawn at dusk, a Land Rover parked in the drive under a stormy sky.Gairnshiel Lodge
  • Sleeps 16
  • In Glengairn
  • 15 miles from Cairn of Claise
Free 14–16 NovDarroch Learg, AberdeenshireDarroch Learg
  • A hotel
  • In Ballater
  • 15 miles from Cairn of Claise
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