Mountains & hills · Scottish Highlands
A' Mharconaich
A' Mharconaich — Named summit at 975 m.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–8 h
- Best time of year
- Late spring – early autumn (May–Oct)
- Nearest railway station
- Dalwhinnie · 9.0 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
A' Mharconaich is a named summit in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "Named summit at 975 m.". Coordinates: 56.8577°, -4.2899°.
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From the Wikipedia article
A' Mharconaich (Scottish Gaelic: A' Mharcanaich) is a mountain near Dalwhinnie in the Scottish Highlands. It is a Munro with a height of 975 metres (3,199 ft). It is in a group of mountains east of Loch Ericht and west of the A9 road and Pass of Drumochter, and are known accordingly as the Drumochter Hills. A' Mharconaich is just within the Cairngorms National Park although it is not part of the Cairngorms mountains.
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Background
Description
A' Mharconaich is a Munro of height 975 metres (3199 feet). It is well seen by travellers on the A9 to which it shows it more steeper and rugged eastern flanks with a high corrie located just beneath the summit. The mountain's names translates from Gaelic as "the horse place" and dates from a time when horses were a valuable element of the economy of the region: places where horses gathered would be noted and named accordingly. The hill is crossed by the border between Perth and Kinross and Highland areas or in the old day Perthshire and Inverness-shire and is marked by old rusting fence posts which can be used as an aid to navigation when traversing the hill.
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- Coordinates
- 56.8577, -4.2899
- Address
- Badenoch and Strathspey Highland, Scotland
- Nearest railway station
- Dalwhinnie — 9 km
- Official site
- www.walkhighlands.co.uk
Sources
- osm: n273888425 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: A' Mharconaich (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: A Mharconaich from the south.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is A' Mharconaich?
- A' Mharconaich is in Scottish Highlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 56.8577°, -4.2899°. The nearest railway station is Dalwhinnie, around 9 km away.
- Is A' Mharconaich free to visit?
- Yes — admission to A' Mharconaich is free.