Cairngorms: Cnap Chaochan Aitinn

Cnap Chaochan Aitinn (NJ 145099, 715m) 20 kilometres 700 metres of ascent One of those Gaelic tongue-twisters, I’m afraid. The cnap bit (meaning “lump”) is pronounced “crap”. (No, really.) The whole thing is ˈkraʰp ˈxɯ:xən ˈaʰtʲɪn, “lump of the juniper stream”. (If the phonetics move you no farther forward, you can listen to a Gael … Continue reading Cairngorms: Cnap Chaochan Aitinn →