Beinn Eighe (Scottish Gaelic for 'file mountain') is a mountain massif in the Torridon area of Wester Ross in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. Lying...
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road. Another prominent peak to the north, Beinn Fhionnlaidh, is even less accessible. The name "Carn Eighe", formerly spelled "Carn Eige" on Ordnance...
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Scotland. It stands between Loch Torridon and the neighbouring mountain Beinn Eighe. The mountain is a ridge running east–west, with several peaks, and its...
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Beinn Alligin (Scottish Gaelic: Beinn Àilleagan) is one of the classic mountains of the Torridon region of Scotland, lying to the north of Loch Torridon...
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mountainous, comprising the Torridon Forest. The most prominent peak is Beinn Eighe, which is capped with white quartzite. Three main landowners occupy the...
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yet older rocks, Lewisian gneiss. Some of the highest peaks, such as Beinn Eighe are crowned by white Cambrian quartzite, which gives those peaks a distinctive...
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Arrochar Alps Balmoral Castle Balquhidder Battlefield of Culloden Beinn Alligin Beinn Eighe Ben Cruachan hydro-electric power station Ben Lomond Ben Macdui...
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Liathach, Beinn Alligin and Beinn Eighe, all of which are over 3,000 feet (914.4 metres) in height. Specifically, they are: Liathach Beinn Eighe Beinn Alligin...
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under 3,000 feet. In the 1997 tables these three Munro Tops, on Beinn Alligin, Beinn Eighe and Buachaille Etive Beag, gained full Munro summit status. Dawson's...
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Torridon: the Munros of Liathach, Beinn Eighe, and Beinn Alligin; and the Corbetts of Beinn Dearg, Baosbheinn and Beinn an Eoin. Other notable "Torridonian"...
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which includes such peaks as Beinn Eighe and Liathach. The highest point in the area of the pre-1889 county is Càrn Eighe at 1,183 metres (3,881 feet)...
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of Beinn Eighe. The area is well known for its spectacular mountain scenery, especially the Torridon Hills which includes such peaks as Beinn Eighe and...
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September 2012, there were 282 Scottish Munros after the SMC confirmed that Beinn a' Chlaidheimh had been downgraded to a Corbett and as of 10 December 2020...
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Torridonian sandstone which rests on the gneiss. Some of the peaks, such as Beinn Eighe and Canisp, are topped with later light grey or white Cambrian quartzite...
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and Beinn Eighe. Climbs usually start from its northern side. "Beinn a' Chearcaill". hill-bagging.co.uk. Retrieved 6 June 2019. "walkhighlands Beinn a'Chearcaill"...
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in the Torridon area that contains the highest peak of Beinn Eighe, that is within Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve. To the west of the loch is Sugrr...
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use of a rope at one point at least. The ridge routes of Liathach and Beinn Eighe in Wester Ross are easier to traverse but are extremely exposed. Descent...
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climb to its summit from the Beinn Eighe Nature Reserve circular path. From the top, the views are spectacular, with Beinn Eighe and Slioch across Loch Maree...
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of Liathach (3,455 ft or 1,053 m), Beinn Eighe (3,313 ft or 1,010 m), Beinn Alligin (3,235 ft or 986 m) and Beinn Dearg (2,998 ft or 914 m). On the northeastern...
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Amat An Slochd Ard Trilleachan Ardessie Attadale Baddengorm Ballochbuie Beinn Eighe Black Wood of Rannoch Breda Bunloyne Callop River Carn Na Loinne Ceannacroc...
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hillwalking, scrambling and climbing communities; some of them, such as Beinn Eighe, are crowned by white quartzite, which gives a highly-distinctive appearance...
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in the Torridon area that contains the highest peak of Beinn Eighe, which is within Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve. The imposing peak of Liathach...
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Slovakia and Ukraine) Shatskiy (2002) Desnianskyi (2009) Roztochya (2011) Beinn Eighe (1976) Braunton Burrows (1976), extended 2002 as North Devon's Biosphere...
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Liathach seen from Beinn Eighe. With the Munro "Top" of Stuc a' Choire Dhuibh Bhig (915 metres) in the foreground and the two Munro summits in the background...
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"Ariundle Oakwood NNR – Management". SNH. Retrieved 30 January 2018. "Beinn Eighe and Loch Maree Islands NNR – Management". SNH. Retrieved 30 January 2018...
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mountain in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. An outlier of the Munro Beinn Eighe but a mountain in its own right, it is located in the Torridon Hills...
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mark the resignation of Prime Minister Clement Attlee. 24 November – Beinn Eighe in Scotland becomes Britain's first national nature reserve. 29 November...
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Glen Torridon. Although it is small compared to its giant neighbour Beinn Eighe on the other side of the glen, the mountain still has a character of...
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Britain & Ireland. One of the hills, Rois-Bheinn, could be substituted by Beinn Odhar Bheag - both have a height of 882m, so you could assign to either...
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120 Squadron RAF, which crashed into Scotland's 1,010-metre (3,314 ft) Beinn Eighe on 14 March 1951. Recovering all the remains took several months, and...
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