Lochnagar
Lochnagar face seen from Meikle Pap
Elevation:	1155 m (3790 ft)
Location:	Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Prominence:	c. 670 m
Topo map:	OS Landranger 44
OS grid reference:	NO244861
Listing:	Munro, Marilyn
Translation of name:	Little loch of the noisy sound (Gaelic)
Pronunciation:	[lɒxnægɑɹ]

Lochnagar is a mountain located about five miles south of the River Dee near Balmoral. It is named after Lochan na Gaire, the "Little loch of the noisy sound", a loch to be found in the mountain's northeast corrie. Today the lochan is popularly called Lochnagar too. The summit is usually referred to as Cac Carn Beag, meaning pass of the small cairn in Gaelic. Beinn Chìochan (Breast mount) is another Gaelic translation [1] This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... A topographical summit is a point on a surface which is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. ... metre or meter, see meter (disambiguation) The metre (in the U.S., chiefly meter) is a measure of length, approximately equal to 3. ... A foot (plural: feet) is a non-SI unit of distance or length, measuring around a third of a meter. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within Europe Scotlands location within the United Kingdom Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height, shoulder drop or prime factor (in Europe), is a concept used in the categorization of hills and mountains. ... Example of a topographic map with contour lines Topographic maps, also called contour maps, topo maps or topo quads (for quadrangles), are maps that show topography, or land contours, by means of contour lines. ... Image produced from the Ordnance Survey Get-a-map service. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... Peak bagging (also hill bagging, mountain bagging, or among enthusiasts, just bagging) is a popular activity for hillwalkers and mountaineers in which they attempt to reach the summit of each peak in a region above some height, or having a particular feature. ... Sgurr Fiona and the Corrag Bhuide pinnacles of An Teallach A Munro is a Scottish hill with a height over 3000 feet (914. ... A Marilyn is a hill with a relative height of at least 150 metres, regardless of absolute height or other merit. ... Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. ... The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is a system of phonetic notation devised by linguists to accurately and uniquely represent each of the wide variety of sounds (phones or phonemes) used in spoken human language. ... Mount McKinley (Denali) in Alaska (USA) has the largest visible base-to-summit elevation difference on Earth. ... River Dee near Braemar The Linn of Dee, small gorge near Braemar The River Dee is a 90 mile (140 km) long river, that rises in the Cairngorms, Aberdeenshire, Scotland and flows into the North Sea at Aberdeen. ... Balmoral Castle Balmoral Castle, painted by Queen Victoria in 1854 during its construction Balmoral Castle is currently a large mansion situated deep within the Scottish Highlands. ... View across Loch Lomond, towards Ben Lomond. ... It has been suggested that Coombe be merged into this article or section. ... Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. ...

The mountain's principal feature is a north facing corrie around which most of the subsidiary tops as well as the main peak sit. The mountain is a Munro and is popular with hillwalkers at all times of the year. The most common route of ascent is from Glen Muick. It has been suggested that Coombe be merged into this article or section. ... Sgurr Fiona and the Corrag Bhuide pinnacles of An Teallach A Munro is a Scottish hill with a height over 3000 feet (914. ...

The mountain is located on the Royal Estate at Balmoral, and the mountain itself has royal links. The mountain is the setting for the children's novel written by Prince Charles for his children called The Old Man of Lochnagar which describes the exploits of a man living in a cave in the cliffs under the mountain, near the corrie loch. The Prince of Wales The Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (Charles Philip Arthur George Mountbatten-Windsor) (born 14 November 1948), is the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. ... The Old Man of Lochnagar is a childrens novel written by Prince Charles and published in 1980. ...

There is a malt whisky distillery producing the Royal Lochnagar whisky, which is located near the Balmoral estate on the south side of the River Dee. Single malt whiskey, sometimes spelled whisky, is an alcoholic beverage which comes from a single distillery, in which all the grain used for the mash has been malted. ...

It is a site for breeding Dotterel (Charadrius morinellus) and this has caused it to be designated as a Special Protection Area. Binomial name Charadrius morinellus Linnaeus, 1758 The Eurasian Dotterel (Charadrius morinellus), or in Europe just Dotterel, is a small wader in the plover family of birds. ... A Special Protection Area or SPA is a designation under the European Commission Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds (79/409/EEC). ...

Lochnagar is also the name of a crater in the Somme created by a massive mine explosion during the First World War. Somme is a French département, named after the Somme River, located in the north of France. ... The Lochnagar mine was an explosive-packed mine located south of the village of La Boisselle in the Somme département of France, which was detonated at 7. ... Combatants Allies: Serbia, Russia, France, Romania, Belgium, British Empire, United States, Italy, and others Central Powers: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire Casualties Military dead: 5 million Civilian deaths: 3 million Total of dead: 8 million Military dead: 4 million Civilian deaths: 3 million Total dead: 7 million The First...

External link

• Computer-generated summit panoramas Lochnagar Index

Also the name of a poem by George Gordon, Lord Byron, and of a song made of it.