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Meall Alvie

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Meall Alvie tops out at 560 m in Aberdeenshire. It counts among the 1,546 Marilyns, British hills with at least 150 m of drop on every side. It stands inside the Cairngorms National Park and Deeside and Lochnagar National Scenic Area. Culardoch and Lochnagar are among the hills within 7 km.

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Photo of the Cairngorms, a National Park in Scotland.Iconic

Cairngorms

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Britain's biggest national park — a high granite plateau of arctic tundra, ancient Caledonian pinewood and free-flowing rivers.

Photo of Deeside and Lochnagar, a National Scenic Area in north east Scotland.Highlight

Deeside and Lochnagar

You’re inside itNational Scenic Area near Braemar

High granite mountains and old pine woods above the River Dee — big, serious hill country

Photo of Balmoral Castle Grounds, a garden near Crathie in the Cairngorms, Aberdeenshire, north east Scotland.Highlight

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Photo of the Cairngorm Mountains, a National Scenic Area in Scotland.Iconic

The Cairngorm Mountains

National Scenic Area near Aviemore

Britain's high sub-Arctic plateau.

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Photo of Loch Muick, a loch in the Cairngorms, Aberdeenshire, north east Scotland.Highlight

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Photo of Linn of Dee, a waterfall near Braemar in the Cairngorms, Aberdeenshire, north east Scotland.Highlight

Linn of Dee

Waterfall near Braemar

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