The Old Man of Lochnagar

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The Honours of Scotland". sco.org.uk. Scottish Chamber Orchestra. 1 July 2023 . Retrieved 31 August 2023. a b c Townsend, Chris (30 March 2011). Scotland. Cicerone Press Limited. p.265. ISBN 9781849653534 . Retrieved 15 March 2018. Lochnagar's summit experiences an Alpine Tundra Climate, with freezing, snowy winters and cool summers. The nearest UK Met Office weather station is at Braemar 6 + 1⁄ 2 miles (10 kilometres) northwest. The yearly temperature range is usually between −6.6 and 9.4°C (20.1 and 48.9°F). January has the highest average frosts, despite February nights being colder; January has an average of 26.9 frost days, compared with 24.3 in February. There is the risk of a frost at any time of the year, even in July and August, when each month averages 1 air frost every 10 years. [10] [11] Nature and conservation [ edit ]

Donald Bennett, ed. (1985). The Munros, SMC Hillwalkers' Guide. Scottish Mountaineering Trust. p.122. ISBN 0-907521-13-4.

Lochanagar lies within the Cairngorms National Park, and also gives its name to Deeside and Lochnagar National Scenic Area, one of 40 such areas in Scotland. [12] The designated national scenic area is 40,000 hectares (99,000 acres) in size, and covers the mountains surrounding Lochnagar as far south as the head of Glen Doll, as well Deeside to the north. [13] The Old Man of Lochnagar is a children's book written by Charles, Prince of Wales, and illustrated by Sir Hugh Casson. The story revolves around an old man who lives in a cave in the cliffs surrounding the corrie loch under the Lochnagar, a mountain which overlooks the royal estate at Balmoral in Scotland where the Royal Family spend much of their summer holidays. I thoroughly enjoyed directing the production, which proved an excellent vehicle for the entire Whirligig team, particularly Susie Caulcutt, the designer, Sheila Falconer, the choreographer (a Scottish lady!) and Peter Pontzen, the musical supervisor (married to a Scottish lady!). Written and illustrated by the HRH the Prince of Wales, this is the adventure of an old man who lives in a cave by the Loch of Lochnagar. It is filled with such characters as a grouse who repels visitors, underwater haggis who revolve as they swim, the miniature green people of Gorm, and the birds and fishes who live in the skies and lochs around Balmoral.

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a delightful mix of humour and mythical creatures … Whirligig Theatre have captured the enchantment of the story and given it an exciting theatricality … scenes such as the Underwater Kingdom of Lagopus Scoticus with its refracted lighting and the enchanting Gorm Grotto decorated with thistles and bagpipes are the sort of magic kids dream of.” Mr. Wood’s gift as a consummate storyteller combined with the heir to the throne’s well-known Goonish addiction to innocent ribaldry and puns to thrill the eager young audience with a conspiracy of mad cap adventure … a trio of scene-stealing Haggis is typical of Mr. Wood’s ability to harness the royal sense of the ridiculous to pure theatrical entertainment.” The Legend of Lochnagar: The Book of the Film, Based On the Original Book the Old Man of Lochnagar (Picture Puffin S.) a b Cassidy, Suzanna (5 November 1991). "A Prince's Storybook Is Adapted To Television". The New York Times . Retrieved 12 August 2013. Lochnagar or Beinn Chìochan is a mountain in the Mounth, in the Grampians of Scotland. It is about five miles (eight kilometres) south of the River Dee near Balmoral. It is a popular hill with hillwalkers, and is a noted venue for summer and winter climbing.

The story follows the quest of the Old Man, who lives in a cave by the Loch under the mountain, Lochnagar, to save the Gorms from the menacing Giant Gormless. His quest leads him under the sea, through the air and into Gorm Grotto and features a wealth of eccentric characters, including the Pig Eagle, a grumpy Grouse and a thrace of Loch-Haggis!

The Old Man has learned that his actions affect others and that he must think of the consequences. The story ends with the Gorm sharing a huge bath with the Old Man, complete with water wheels and boats. When he is finished, the Old Man drains his bath using more of his special plumbing skills to reuse the water to reactivate the magic seeds and causing flowers to pop up all around. The poet Lord Byron spent time in the area in his youth, [19] and wrote the poem, Lachin y Gair (also known as Dark Lochnagar), which also forms the basis of a song which would eventually be composed by Beethoven.