The weather was set to be good on Saturday 13th of April. Having only been out Munro Bagging once since so far this year, I once again headed to the Cairgorms to visit the stunning Corrie Fee, and to bag not one but two Munros in the area...Mayar & Driesh.
Mayar is a mountain in the Grampians, in Angus, Scotland.[2] It is usually climbed together with its near neighbour, Driesh.[3] At an elevation of 928m,[1] it is the 564th highest peak in the British Isles and the 534th tallest in Scotland.[4]
Driesh (Gaelic: Dris) is a mountain located in the Grampians of Scotland. Apart from Mount Keen (939 m/3,080 ft), it is the most easterly of the Munro peaks.
Corrie Fee is a glacier-carved corrie situated at the head of Glen Clova in the Angus Glens of Scotland. It forms part of Corrie Fee National Nature Reserve (NNR), which is managed by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) and lies within the Cairngorms National Park. The adjoining Corrie Sharroch and the slopes of Craig Rennet are also included in the NNR.[1]
The corrie is considered to be one of the finest examples of a glacial corrie in the British Isles, with its steep cliffs forming a natural amphitheatre. The wider reserve hosts many rare arctic-alpine plants, including the largest area of montane willow scrub in Scotland, which is found at Corrie Sharroch. The importance of the area's flora has been recognised by botanists since the 18th Century, and the site is now protected by numerous national and international conservation designations.
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