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Cairngorm Reindeer Centre

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Cairngorm Reindeer Centre
Cairngorm Reindeer Centre
Cairngorm Reindeer Centre
Cairngorm Reindeer Centre
Cairngorm Reindeer Centre
Cairngorm Reindeer Centre
Cairngorm Reindeer Centre
Cairngorm Reindeer Centre
Cairngorm Reindeer Centre
Cairngorm Reindeer Centre
Cairngorm Reindeer Centre
Cairngorm Reindeer Centre
Cairngorm Reindeer Centre
Cairngorm Reindeer Centre
Cairngorm Reindeer Centre
Cairngorm Reindeer Centre
Cairngorm Reindeer Centre
Cairngorm Reindeer Centre
Cairngorm Reindeer Centre
Cairngorm Reindeer Centre
Cairngorm Reindeer Centre
Cairngorm Reindeer Centre
Cairngorm Reindeer Centre
Cairngorm Reindeer Centre
Cairngorm Reindeer Centre
Phone:
+44 1479 861228

Hours:
Sunday8:30am - 5pm
Monday8:30am - 5pm
Tuesday8:30am - 5pm
Wednesday8:30am - 5pm
Thursday8:30am - 5pm
Friday8:30am - 5pm
Saturday8:30am - 5pm


The Cairngorms are a mountain range in the eastern Highlands of Scotland closely associated with the mountain of the Cairn Gorm. The Cairngorms became part of Scotland's second national park on 1 September 2003. Although the Cairngorms give their name to, and are at the heart of, the Cairngorms National Park, they only form one part of the national park, alongside other hill ranges such as the Angus Glens and the Monadhliath, and lower areas like Strathspey. The Cairngorms consists of high plateaux at about 1000–1200 m above sea level, above which domed summits rise to around 1300 m. Many of the summits have tors, free-standing rock outcrops that stand on top of the boulder-strewn landscape. The edges of the plateaux are in places steep cliffs of granite and they are excellent for skiing, rock climbing and ice climbing. The Cairngorms form an arctic-alpine mountain environment, with tundra-like characteristics and long-lasting snow patches. This area is home to bird species such as ptarmigan, dotterel, snow bunting, curlew and red grouse, as well as mammals such as mountain hare. The plateaux also support Britain's only herd of reindeer. Surrounding the central massif are many remnants of the Caledonian forest in the valleys of the Rivers Spey and Dee. These forests support many species that are rare elsewhere in Britain, including red squirrels, pine marten, wood ants, Scottish crossbill, capercaillie and crested tit.There are no glaciers but snow can fall in any month of the year and snow patches usually persist all summer; for snow and ice climbing the area is the most dependable in Britain. The mountains are also popular for hill-walking, ski touring and climbing, and there is a ski centre on the northern side of the range, at Cairngorm Mountain. The range lies in the Scottish council areas of Aberdeenshire, Moray and Highland, and within the counties of Aberdeenshire, Inverness-shire and Banffshire.
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