Beinn a' Bhùird North Top

Beinn a' Bhùird is a Munro in the Cairngorm mountain range of Scotland. In Watson (1975) the author suggests the mountain should be named Beinn Bòrd – table hill, saying that local Scottish Gaelic speakers pronounced the mountain Paing Bòrd, with some of the older local folk still using Painna Bòrd. The closest 'village' to Beinn a' Bhùird is Braemar, Aberdeenshire and the most common approach by car is through this village. To reach Beinn a' Bhùird by car, the most common approach is by the Linn of Dee road along the south side of the River Dee to the Linn of Dee, looping back along the north bank to the car park at Allanaquoich where camping is permitted. By this route, the distance between Braemar and Allanaquoich is about 10 miles (16 kilometres). In 2006, a glider pilot from Deeside Gliding Club crashed on the hillside, spending 24 hours trapped in his plane until he was located by the RAF.