Carn an t-Sagairt Mor

Càrn an t-Sagairt Mòr is a 1,047-metre Munro in Aberdeenshire’s Grampian Mountains. Its Gaelic name means ‘big priest’s hill’, linked to a local tale about a priest whose prayers ended a long frost at nearby Loch Callater. The mountain stands on the wide White Mounth plateau, twelve kilometres south-west of Ballater and eight kilometres south-east of Braemar. It is the third-highest of the White Mounth Munros, with a smooth cone-shaped summit ridge running north-west to south-east. Two small stone cairns mark the ends of this short ridge. The northern slopes drop gently into Ballochbuie Forest, which reaches the River Dee. To the west, Loch Callater lies at the head of Glen Callater, where the slopes are steeper and partly rocky. East and south, the ground falls only slightly onto the same high plateau. A 1956 RAF crash left aircraft wreckage scattered near the summit after a Canberra struck the hillside at night. Long walks are needed to reach the peak, as no roads go close. Walkers often combine it with Lochnagar or other White Mounth Munros. One route starts at Spittal of Glenmuick near Loch Muick, while another follows Glen Callater from Auchallater or Lochcallater Lodge.