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| Ben Cruachan | |||
| Argyllshire | |||
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 Ben Cruachan, seen from Meall Cuanail | |||
| Range: | Cruachan Hills | ||
| Summit: | 3,694 feet NN069304 | ||
Ben Cruachan is a mountain in Argyllshire, which reaches a height of 3,694 feet at its summit, and so it qualifies as a Munro. It is the high point of a ring of mountains, known as the Cruachan Horseshoe, that surrounds the loch which has been transformed into a power station reservoir. The horseshoe includes a further Munro (Stob Diamh), a corbett (Beinn a' Bhuiridh), and several subsidiary summits.
The mountain 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.
Outside links
- Computer generated Summit Panorama:
- Visit Cruachan - Ben Cruachan, the Hollow Mountain - visitors' information
- [1]
References
| Munros in SMC Area SMC Section 3 - Strath Orchy to Loch Leven |
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Beinn a' Chochuill • Beinn Eunaich • Beinn Fhionnlaidh • Beinn nan Aighenan • Beinn Sgulaird • Ben Cruachan • Ben Starav • Bidean nam Bian • Buachaille Etive Mòr • Creise • Glas Bheinn Mhòr • Meall a' Bhuiridh • Meall Dearg, Argyll • Meall nan Eun • Sgor na h-Ulaidh • Beinn a' Bheithir • Beinn a' Bheithir • Sgorr nam Fiannaidh • Stob a' Choire Odhair • Stob Coir'an Albannaich • Buachaille Etive Beag • Stob Coire Sgreamhach • Stob Diamh • Buachaille Etive Beag • Stob Ghabhar • Buachaille Etive Mòr |