Coire Bogha Choinnich

Also known as:
Queen's Forest
Nearest town:
Grantown-on-Spey (17km NNE)
OS reference:
NH9604012001
OS sheet:
36
Latitude:
57° 11' 13.67 N
Longitude:
3° 43' 12.91 W
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Images

Image of Coire Bogha Choinnich (Cairn(s)) by drewbhoy

South west part of the site, still bits of snow on the Cairngorms.

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drewbhoy Jul 18, 2021
Image of Coire Bogha Choinnich (Cairn(s)) by drewbhoy

A wee crawl on the knees into the north side of the cairn.

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drewbhoy Jul 18, 2021
Image of Coire Bogha Choinnich (Cairn(s)) by drewbhoy

The vegetation covers the whole cairn, but it has a sizable footprint.

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drewbhoy Jul 18, 2021
Image of Coire Bogha Choinnich (Cairn(s)) by drewbhoy

Looking towards the Cairngorms, an absolute drenching heading my way.

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drewbhoy Jul 18, 2021
Image of Coire Bogha Choinnich (Cairn(s)) by drewbhoy

There appears to be a type of kerb on the south side.

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drewbhoy Jul 18, 2021
Image of Coire Bogha Choinnich (Cairn(s)) by drewbhoy

Stones of this site can be seen under the vegetation.

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drewbhoy Jul 18, 2021

Articles

Coire Bogha Choinnich

drewbhoy
drewbhoy Aug 1, 2021

At Coylumbridge, take the road the heads to the Cairngorm Ski Centre, Glenmore etc before taking the road to the Badaguish Outdoor Centre.

I walked north eastish over the outdoor cycle tracks to outskirts of a wood and followed the Allt Feithe Moire burn back to near its beginnings in the east somewhere above the Coire Bogha Choinnich cairn. Fairly treacherous underfoot due to bog, fallen trees and deep holes lurking filled with water. Thankfully I didn’t have any falls.

The site is 7m wide and 1m tall appearing to houked. However due to the vegetation it is impossible to see what is in the cairn’s centre, it is possible to see what appears to be kerbs on the south west arc.

Being in the Cairngorms, the views are tremendous even over to my pointy friend Castle Hill, which had some of the darkest clouds I’d seen during summer. Naturally as I made my way back down I was drenched, no waterproofs would have been able to cope. As I made my way back along the A95, the car was just about able to cope. Two hours later, it wouldn’t have, as water from the hills and streams had flooded the road, flood alerts concerning the Spey had also been broadcast.

Great views, nice wee site.

Visited 10/07/2021.

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