The Devil's Point (

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: Bod an Deamhain) is a mountain in the

Cairngorms The Cairngorms () are a mountain range in the eastern Scottish Highlands, Highlands of Scotland closely associated with the mountain Cairn Gorm. The Cairngorms became part of Scotland's second national parks of Scotland, national park (the Cairn ...

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, lying to the west of the Lairig Ghru pass. The Gaelic name means "Penis of the Demon". The English name is a result of a visit to the area by

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. She asked her local ghillie,

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, to translate the name; to avoid embarrassment he gave a euphemistic answer. Although The Devil's Point is strikingly distinct when seen from the south, it is a subsidiary peak of

Cairn Toul Cairn Toul (, 'hill of the barn') is the 4th-highest mountain in Scotland and all of the British Isles, after Ben Nevis, Ben Macdui and Braeriach. The summit is 1,291 metres (4,236 feet) above sea level. It is in the western massif of the Cair ...

, the summit of which lies some to the north. The easiest route is to follow the path leading up the Coire Odhar from Corrour Bothy, on the eastern side of the mountain. To reach the bothy requires a long walk in; the most usual route is to follow the Lairig Ghru from

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, a distance of some . The Devil's Point is often climbed along with Cairn Toul.

Sgòr an Lochain Uaine is one of the Cairngorms mountains in the Scottish Highlands. Rising to , by some counts it is the Mountains of the United Kingdom#HMunros, fifth-highest mountain in Scotland (and the United Kingdom). It is in the western massif of the Cairngor ...

, which lies to the north of Cairn Toul is sometimes called ''The Angel's Peak'', in contrast to The Devil's Point.

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