Lochnagar
Sign in to saveLochnagar or ' is a mountain in the Mounth, in the Grampians of Scotland. It is about south of the River Dee near Balmoral. It is a popular hill with hillwalkers, and is a noted venue for summer and winter climbing. At the foot of the mountain is a lochan, Lochan na Gaire', from which the mountain's name derives.
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Lochnagar or ' is a mountain in the Mounth, in the Grampians of Scotland. It is about south of the River Dee near Balmoral. It is a popular hill with hillwalkers, and is a noted venue for summer and winter climbing. At the foot of the mountain is a lochan, Lochan na Gaire', from which the mountain's name derives.
== Names == The English name refers to a mountain loch in the northeast corrie, , the 'little loch of the noisy sound'. or , 'mountain of breasts' or 'breast-shaped mountain', is probably the original Gaelic name for the mountain.