Beinn Spionnaidh

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Beinn Spionnaidh
Sutherland
Beinn Spionnaidh from Loch Eriboll.jpg
Range: Assynt
Summit: 2,536 feet

Beinn Spionnaidh is a mountain of 2,536 feet in Sutherland, the northwestern tip of Great Britain. It is a ‘Corbett’ mountain, standing west of Loch Eriboll and northeast of Cranstackie and Foinaven.

It is like its neighbours in that the top, a long whaleback ridge running southwest to northeast, is covered with loose, broken quartzite.

A steep spur to the northwest, Cioch Mhor, provides one route to the top, and good views of the Kyle of Durness; the gentler slope to the southeast is tiring due to the loose rock on the upper section.

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