With my two down jackets and plenty of layers, i decided to push on up to the top of carn an tsagairt mor, passing the 1956 canberra plane wreckage which always puts a shiver up me. I don t think ive seen any, and none of the books i have cicerone, smc, or camerons have illustrations of the scrambles. On the way over to carn an tsagairt mor on the white mounth i came across the scattered wreckage of a canberra bomber. The following is a written account sourced from the internet of an actual crash site i came across while hill walking. I began the short ascent up to carn ant sagairt mor and saw two cairns about 100 m apart. Jun 30, 2011 it is part of the wreckage of bristol beaufighter lx 798, a long range night fighter based at port ellen, islay which crashed here on the night of june 3rd 1943 killing both crew. Carn an t sagairt mor 7 day weather forecast including weather warnings, temperature, rain, wind, visibility, humidity and uv.
As many will know, this wreckage is strewn widely across the slopes of carn an tsagairt mor but i was unaware of the story behind the crash and loss of the two crewmen. He was at a ceremony connected with the baptism of an infant of the seaforths. Carn an tsagairt mor is on the mounth plateau to the west of lochnagar. Tgo challenge 2012 loch callater lodge to shielin of mark. Aircraft crash sites in scotland walk scotland, walks in. The track remains good quality all the way up the arm of cairn an tsagairt mor to the bealach with cairn an tsagairt beag. Full text of the placenames of argyll internet archive. Wreckage is scattered right over the top of the mountain, and has presumably been left as a lasting marker to those who died in the crash.
Published on may 11, 2010 walking up carn an tsagairt mor, we went up the corrie to the end for easier slope and saw the raf english electric canberra plane which crashed on 221156. Lochnagar carn an tsagairt mor plane wreckage youtube. Cac carn beag, carn a choire bhoideach and carn an tsagairt. The second site i visited is perhaps the most spectacular air wreck site in the scottish mountains. Full text of the place names of argyll internet archive. Two munro summits and two air wreck sites in the mounth. Based in braemar, together with jennifer, jonathan and matt, we still managed to tramp a few miles and climb a few hills, albeit to the general accompaniment of cold northerly winds and the odd wintery shower. Bunnies were aplenty and were just beginning to turn white, in preparation for the snows. Using the book i was able to identify some of the wreckage i had seen, and because the book contained ordnance survey grid references to wreckage sites, i was able to visit some startling sites on subsequent walks, perhaps most notably the remains of a crashed canberra jet on the summit of the munro carn an tsagairt mor near braemar see. In 2003, i walked up a munro for the 2nd time and bled from my eyes. Probably a silly question, but are there any books on the scrambles involved in getting to the munro summits. I dont think ive seen any, and none of the books i have cicerone, smc, or camerons have illustrations of the scrambles. Glenmuick, tullich and glengairn wikimedia commons. Clag free carn an tsagairt mor looking to carn a choire bhoidheach.
A canberra jet crashed on the munro summit of carn an tsagairt mor in 1956. The detour i mention is going to the top of carn an tsagairt mor. This site is perhaps the most spectacular air wreck site in the scottish mountains. I passed the cairn of gowal, while suffering 15 cardiac arrests by those fking ptarmigan shooting out of the undergrowth. It didnt take long to reach on the white mounth plateau, where the peaks are located. I began the short ascent up to carn an t sagairt mor and saw two cairns about 100 m apart. We came across a couple of bits of the plane wreckage.
Lochnagar 1155m 31st aug 2007 25th ben avon 1171m 29th july 2007. Ballater walking festival 2016 by richard carrington issuu. Sep 12, 2012 as many will know, this wreckage is strewn widely across the slopes of carn an tsagairt mor but i was unaware of the story behind the crash and loss of the two crewmen. Other crashes are also discussed and there are many on these hills. Raf english electric canberra eddies photo archive.
Carn achoire boidheach was just a small rise in the plateau and we opted for following the tops to carn an tsagairt mor, rather than losing too much height in case the breaks in the cloud continued. Most of the wreckage slipped back off the cliff but parts were strewn across the hillside. It is a domeshaped hill with aircraft wreckage to the north of the summit its best known feature. An raf canberra jet crashed on the summit of carn an tsagairt mor in 1956, and a very large amount of the wreckage still lies scattered around the summit. David earl has written two books on aircraft crashes in the uk. A return to loch callater and carn an tsagairt mor hillgoers. He obtained the headship of the raasay macleods in 1648. The detour i mention is going to the top of carn an t sagairt mor. Please choose your location from the nearest places to. Menu toggle navigation toggle navigation toggle navigation toggle navigation. Wreckage scattered, but some fairly large bits on northeast slope of carn an tsagairt mor see photo on right of wing just below and in bealach between carn an tsagairt mor and carn an tsagairt beag. The past week has seen yet a further delay in the arrival of spring in the scottish mountains. Carn an tsagairt mor, carn a choire bhiodheach and cairn bannoch, i have ascended several times previously.
Two weeks ago i went for a walk in the mounth area and my route the first 5km of which i cycled took me along jocks road in glen callater and across the munro summits of tolmount and carn an tsagairt mor on the walk there were two sites of air crash wreckage. Search for a place, autocomplete also includes a use my location option and your recent locations search. We cut east over cairn an tsagairt beag and over to the cliff line of the stuic. They were taking a break from the lungbusting climb out of callater onto the slopes of carn an tsagairt mor.
A return to loch callater and carn an tsagairt mor. Wreckage on remote open moor near meall ceann loch strathy. But a few minutes later there was a flash as the aircraft struck carn an tsagairt m o r, west of lochnagar. From this col i climbed onto the summit of carn an tsagairt mor passing some wreckage of an aircraft including a wing. My name is keith gault and ive been tramping the hills of the uk and further afield for over 40 years now.
It was around about this point that i bumped into alan sloman, andy walker and ian cotterill. I continued on over carn an tsagairt beag, passing the remains of a crashed aircraft. About 30 civilian volunteers, guided by police, the queens gamekeepers from balmoral, ten men from the leuchars team, twentytwo from kinloss, and a helicopter were all. This peak is the dominant mountain in a superb highlevel area which boasts 5 munros which well aim to bag over a summer day. Lochnagar raid guided hiking around loch muick in the. In spite of the heat i felt strong, and fitter than i ever had before. After the issues on carn a chlamain, i was clutching storers guide and scrupulously reading from it. The spirit was already aloft, i was pulling on my boots w h murray, mountaineering in scotland.
A ghaidhlig air aghaidh na tire ainmeanaite eirisgeigh. The ridge divides with 2 tops that look the same height and as i stop to consult the map i experience a strong sense of deja vu. Sep 09, 2012 the spirit was already aloft, i was pulling on my boots w h murray, mountaineering in scotland. Using the book i was able to identify some of the wreckage i had seen, and because the book contained ordnance survey grid references to wreckage sites, i was able to visit some startling sites on subsequent walks, perhaps most notably the remains of a crashed canberra jet on the summit of the munro carn an tsagairt mor near braemar. Carn an tsagairt mor aberdeenshire last 24 hours weather.
Returning the same route, i walked back to the car park with a lovely couple from aboyne who were walking up the other side of the loch. Cac carn beag, carn a choire bhoideach and carn an t. There were two cairns on the summit so i visited both. On this occasion the plane wreckage on the munro top was visible. In spite of a terribly convivial and overly imbibed preceding evening, i awoke fresh. Before long we spotted peter walking down the glen, he came over to see what we were up to and have a chat. Hillwalking and mountain treking routes up the corbetts and munros above loch muick near ballater, including lochnagar cac carn beag, carn achoire bhoidheach, carn an tsagairt mor, cairn bannoch, broad cairn and conachcraig.
It is part of the wreckage of bristol beaufighter lx 798, a long range night fighter based at port ellen, islay which crashed here on the night of june 3rd 1943 killing both crew. Includes broad cairn, carn an t sagairt mor, carn a choire boidheach and cairn bannoch. Aircraft wreckage in the cairngorms this is the engine of a canberra the crashed on carn an tsagairt mor in 1956 final flight tells of a walk to the site where an airspeed oxford that crashed on beinn as bhuird in 1945. We then start the real work of the day with an ascent up the western side of carn an tsagairt mor the big hill of the priest, where we will visit the wreckage of a canberra bomber, which. There is a memorial to the crew in the kirk in the village. Jul 08, 2007 the track remains good quality all the way up the arm of cairn an tsagairt mor to the bealach with cairn an tsagairt beag. Logged descriptions logged by 346 users, only the latest 50 shown show all by.
Enroute i encountered some grouse, a mountain hare and a couple of ptarmigan. From the majestic pinnacles of an teallach to the classic pyramidal buachaille etive mor in glencoe, follow me round scotland as i share my experiences. People said that he was the strongest and handsomest man of his day. With that the conversation was over and off they went. This raf english electric canberra plane belonged to 50 squadron and crashed on 22nd november 1956. High above royal deeside, lochnagar with its vast cliffs looks down into dark corries and deep lochans. Scottish hills forumsviewtopicwhite mounth from auchallater. Scottish hills forumsviewtopiclochnagar from invercauld. It was a clear night with a medium amount of scattered cloud. He was married to janet, the daughter of rory mor of dunvegan. Os map of carn an tsagairt mor saturday walkers club. Maybe if id subscribed to years of magazines, the routes would have all the answers. An raf canberra jet crashed on the summit of carn an tsagairt mor in 1956, and a very large amount of the wreckage still lies scattered around the summit area.
Carn an tsagairt mor 1,047m 3,430ft 6 miles south east of braemar, aberdeenshire aircraft accident details this particular canberra was attached to no. This is an enjoyable route apart from the trek down dubh loch its very boggy in parts look out for the aircraft wrekage all over the col between carn an t sagairt mor and carn an t sagairt beag. I find some old aeroplane wreckage but do not really remember the top till i start to descend. This blog records some recent hill days undertaken either on my own, with friends, or with clients under my guided hillwalking company. Day 6, to red bothy well rested after the previous days exertions, the a team made serious preparations for the new days walkwe had another cup of tea. Lochnagar, carn an tsagairt mor, cairn bannoch, broad cairn. Includes broad cairn, carn an tsagairt mor, carn a choire boidheach and cairn bannoch. This third munro summit was interesting because it was strewn with the wreckage of a fighter jet, including a nearcomplete wing. We arrived and took photographs of each other at the queens well it commemorates another visit by queen victoria. However it continued to the col between carn an tsagairt mor and carn an tsagairt beag. Carn an tsagairt mor is a mountain in the grampians of scotland. Wreckage scattered, but some fairly large bits on northeast slope of carn an t sagairt mor see. I paused for a while with the chaps before setting off with andy up to the higher slopes. Unfortunately it decides to piss down as i approach my first old friend carn an t sagairt mor.
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