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and means "big rocky hill", referring to a series of rocky buttresses near the summit. Creag Mhòr is composed of three ridges, the ESE ridge (Sròn nan Eun) descends to Glen Lochay at the habitation of
Batavaime and gives the usual route of ascent from that glen. Another ridge also descends to Glen
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slipped down the steep slope. The nationally rare plant
Bartsia Alpina grows on the slopes of Creag Mhòr, it is found as high as 950 metres, the highest occurrence in the U.K. It grows on brown
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502:"walkhighlands Creag Mhor (Glen Lochay)"
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579:Gives details of Coire Chirdle Slide.
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553:Database of British and Irish Hills.
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565:The Munros and Tops 1891-1997.
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555:Retrieved 20 Jan 2012
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862:Categories
832:56°29′20″N
770:Meall Glas
730:Creag Mhòr
725:Càrn Mairg
710:Ben Lawers
508:26 October
397:The Munros
391:References
285:Creag Mhòr
242:Creag Mhòr
235:Munro Top
184:Landranger
65:Prominence
32:Creag Mhòr
18:Creag Mhor
835:4°36′50″W
720:Càrn Gorm
488:Footnotes
340:meltwater
280:Landscape
274:Loch Lyon
155:Grampians
128:Geography
55:Elevation
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642:Scotland
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332:arcuate
317:Bealach
262:Marilyn
254:Tyndrum
217:Status
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162:OS grid
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