Ben Cruachan
| Ben Cruachan | |
|---|---|
 Ben Cruachan, seen from Meall Cuanail | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,126 m (3,694 ft) [1] |
| Prominence |
c. 881 m Ranked 14th in British Isles |
| Parent peak | Ben Lawers |
| Listing | Munro, Marilyn, Council top (Argyll and Bute) |
| Naming | |
| Translation | Mountain of Peaks[2] (Gaelic) |
| Pronunciation | Scottish Gaelic: [ˈkʰɾuəxan] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Loch Etive/Loch Awe, Scotland |
| OS grid | NN069304 |
| Topo map | OS Landranger 36 |
Ben Cruachan (Gaelic: Cruach na Beinne) is a 1126 m mountain that is the highest point in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It gives its name to the Cruachan Dam, a pumped-storage hydroelectric power station located in a cavern inside the mountain, Cruachan! is the Battle cry for Highland clans Campbell and MacIntyre.
It is the high point of a ring of mountains, known as the Cruachan Horseshoe, that surrounds the power station reservoir. The horseshoe includes a further Munro (Stob Diamh), a Corbett (Beinn a' Bhuiridh), and several subsidiary summits.
See also
References
- ↑ "walkhighlands Ben Cruachan". walkhighlands.co.uk. 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
- ↑ Butterfield, Irvine (1986). The High Mountains of Britain and Ireland. London: Diadem Books. ISBN 0-906371-71-6.
External links
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ben Cruachan. |
- Computer generated Summit Panorama Ben Cruachan index
- Visit Cruachan - Ben Cruachan, the Hollow Mountain - visitors' information
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||
Coordinates: 56°25′34″N 5°07′58″W / 56.42618°N 5.13280°W
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, February 07, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.