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• Conival
  ...]] in [[Sutherland]], found 21 miles north-north-east of [[Ullapool]]. The mountain reaches a height of 3,245&nbsp;feet and is classified as a [[Munro]]. ...this flank is made up of light-coloured and distinctive Cambrian quartzite rock thickened by geological thrusting.<ref name="test2">[http://earth.leeds.ac.
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• Am Basteir
  ...3064&nbsp;feet high and classed as a [[Munro]]. It forms a narrow blade of rock, which bears comparison with the [[Inaccessible Pinnacle]]. The name of the mountain is from Gaelic, and appears to mean "The executioner".
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• Sgùrr nan Gillean
  '''Sgùrr nan Gillean''' is a mountain in the northern section of the [[Cuillin]] range on the Isle of [[Skye]], [ Sgùrr nan Gillean is the mountain closest to [[Sligachan]], and its impressive triangular profile is visible
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• Sgùrr a' Mhadaidh
  ...[Inverness-shire]]. Like the rest of the range it is composed of gabbro, a rock with excellent grip for mountaineering. Its name means "Peak of the Fox". ...the highest can be reached by scramblers. The three lower summits require rock-climbing skills and equipment.
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• Sgùrr a' Ghreadaidh
  ...[Inverness-shire]]. Like the rest of the range it is composed of gabbro, a rock with excellent grip for mountaineering. ...e ascent of Sgùrr nan Gillean aged 10. Mackenzie became the first British mountain guide and perhaps the most prolific of the pioneers of mountaineering in th
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• Sgùrr Dearg
  ...gùrr Dearg and the only [[Munro]] with a peak that can only be reached by rock climbing. This makes it the biggest hurdle for many Munro baggers. ...gùrr Dearg by 8m and must therefore be regarded as the true summit of the mountain". ''Skye Scrambles, p. 163.</ref> For reasons that remain unclear, this sum
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• Sgùrr MhicChoinnich
  '''Sgùrr MhicChoinnich'''is a mountain on the [[Isle of Skye]] in [[Inverness-shire]]. It is in the [[Cuillin|Blac ...of gabbro rock and has little vegetation. The mountain is named after the mountain guide, John MacKenzie.
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• Sgùrr Alasdair
  ...[Inverness-shire]]. Like the rest of the range it is composed of gabbro, a rock with excellent grip for mountaineering. ...st ridge leads to the narrow summit.<ref>The Islands of Scotland, Scottish Mountain Club Guidebook (1989 edition).</ref>
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• Seana Bhràigh
  '''Seana Bhràigh''' is a mountain in [[Ross-shire]], in Wester Ross, east of [[Ullapool]]. ...the cliffs are impressive the summer rock climbing potential is poor. The rock is schist and the crags are broken and vegetated. The potential is greater
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• Uwchmynydd
  ...y one day.<ref name="mural"/> The coast here has open grass heath land and mountain, giving way to rugged sea cliffs and coves. There is a profusion of wildlif
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• Republic of Ireland
  ...st point is [[Carrauntoohil]], 3,406 feet, in [[Macgillycuddy's Reeks]], a mountain range in [[County Kerry]]. The [[River Shannon]], which traverses the centr ...t has occasionally been blended with styles such as rock and roll and punk rock. Well known artists include [[Van Morrison]], [[Altan (band)|Altan]], [[Cla
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• Wicklow Mountains
  [[File:Glendasan River, Wicklow Mountains.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Tonelagee mountain]] ...Lugnaquilla from Glenmalure.jpg|thumb|right|Lugnaquilla, Wicklow's highest mountain]]
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• Harris
  ...the Moon.<ref>McKirdy, Alan Gordon, John & Crofts, Roger (2007) ''Land of Mountain and Flood: The Geology and Landforms of Scotland''. Edinburgh. Birlinn. Pag ...s, adjoining [[Lewis]], contains [[Clisham]] (''An Cliseam''), the highest mountain in the Outer Hebrides at 2,621 feet. The area is sparsely populated. Beyon
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• Slieve Beagh
  ...' (pronounced ''Sleeve Bay'') is a hill which stands across the borders of three counties and two countries: [[Fermanagh]] and [[Tyrone]] in the [[United Ki The top of the mountain is a wind-blasted moorland. In contrast to the wooded slopes below, it is
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• Epping Forest
  ...as cross country (or XC). Epping Forest was considered as a venue for the mountain-biking event of the 2012 Summer Olympics, though the final choice was [[Had The interior of the gatefold sleeve of the prog rock band Emerson, Lake & Palmer's third studio album Trilogy<ref>[http://www.di
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• Tanera Mòr
  ...07&nbsp;feet. The highest hill is '''Meall Mòr''' (a very common Scottish mountain name, meaning a rounded hill). The rock is Torridonian sandstone covered with peat and pasture.
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• Raasay
  ...species exist. Raasay is one of only four of the [[Inner Hebrides]] where Mountain Hares breed.<ref name=Darling>Fraser Darling & Boyd (1969) Page 71.</ref> ...s a rich variety of plants, including Red Broomrape, Dark Red Helleborine, Mountain Avens and numerous other saxifrages, orchids, alpines and ferns. The Carlin
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• Rum
  ...f the strongholds" respectively. Other hills include Hallival, Trollaval ('mountain of the trolls'), Barkeval, and Sgurr nan Gillean (Gaelic for "peak of the y ...cles 20 inches in diameter and weathering on Barkeval has produced unusual rock sculptures. On Sròn an t-Saighdeir there are large sorted granite boulder
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• An Sgurr (Eigg)
  ...far better than the surrounding rock. An Sgùrr is thus an inselberg. The mountain appears most strikingly in the view of the eastern end, known as the Nose o ...t, passing between the northern side of An Sgùrr and the shoreline. About three-quarters of the way along the side of the ridge there is a gully; a fairly
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• Mourne Mountains
  ...lso known as the '''Mournes''' or '''Mountains of Mourne''', are a granite mountain range in the south of [[County Down]]. The range includes the highest moun ...ave names beginning ''Slieve'', from the Gaelic word ''sliabh'', meaning ''mountain''. Examples are [[Slieve Donard]], [[Slieve Lamagan]] and [[Slieve Muck]].
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