Ben Cruachan
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| Ben Cruachan | |
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 Ben Cruachan, seen from Meall Cuanail |
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| Elevation | 1,126 m (3,694 ft) |
| Prominence | c. 881 m Ranked 14th in British Isles |
| Parent peak | Ben Lawers |
| Listing | Munro, Marilyn, Council top (Argyll and Bute) |
| Translation | Mountain of Peaks[1] (Gaelic) |
| Pronunciation | Scottish Gaelic: [ˈkʰɾuəxan] |
| Location | |
| Location | Loch Etive/Loch Awe, Scotland |
| Topo map | OS Landranger 36 |
| OS grid | NN069304 |
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, as well as providing the slogan for Clan Campbell.
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.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Butterfield, Irvine (1986). The High Mountains of Britain and Ireland. London: Diadem Books. ISBN 0-906371-71-6.
[edit] External links
- Computer generated Summit Panorama Ben Cruachan index
- Visit Cruachan - Ben Cruachan, the Hollow Mountain - visitors' information
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