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'''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]].
'''Beinn Spionnaidh''' is a mountain of 2,536 feet in [[Sutherland]], the north-western tip of [[Great Britain]]. It is a ‘Corbett’ mountain, standing west of [[Loch Eriboll]] and north-east 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.
It is like its neighbours in that the top, a long whaleback ridge running south-west to north-east, 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.
A steep spur to the north-west, Cioch Mhor, provides one route to the top, and good views of the Kyle of [[Durness]]; the gentler slope to the south-east is tiring due to the loose rock on the upper section.


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 10:59, 9 June 2024

Beinn Spionnaidh
Sutherland
Range: Assynt
Summit: 2,536 feet NC361572
58°28’23"N, 4°48’38"W

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

It is like its neighbours in that the top, a long whaleback ridge running south-west to north-east, is covered with loose, broken quartzite.

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

References

  • Climbing the Corbetts, Hamish Brown, ISBN 1-898573-08-5
  • The Call of the Corbetts, Irvine Butterfield, ISBN 0-7153-2754-2
  • The Corbetts and Other Scottish Hills, Scott Johnstone (Editor) et al., ISBN 0-907521-29-0
  • The Corbett Almanac, Cameron McNeish, Neil Wilson Publishing, ISBN 1-897784-14-7
  • 100 Best Routes on Scottish Mountains, Ralph Storer, ISBN 0-7515-0300-2