Beinn Sgulaird

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Beinn Sgulaird
Argyllshire

Beinn Sgulaird from the road to Glen Ure House to the west
Summit: 3,074 feet NN053460

Beinn Sgulaird is a mountain in Argyllshire, which reaches a height of 3,074 feet at its summit, and so it qualifies as a Munro. It is to be found between Glen Creran and Glen Etive in the southern Highlands.

The name 'Beinn Sgulaird' is Gaelic and means "hat-shaped hill", though it is more colloquially known to local shepherds as "the bastard".[1]

The mountain takes the form of a long ridge which runs from southwest to northeast, almost 2 miles of which lie above 2,620 feet.[2] Hillwalkers commonly traverse the ridge from north to south, as this gives the best views of the Hebrides to the west, in particular the Isle of Mull.[3] While most walkers start from Glen Creran to the west, an ascent from Glen Etive is also possible.[4]

References

  1. Beinn Sguliard route information, MunroMagic.com
  2. The Munros (SMC Guide), Donald Bennett et al., ISBN 0-907521-13-4
  3. The Munros: Scotland's Highest Mountains, Cameron McNeish, ISBN 0-947782-50-8
  4. Hats off to the deceptive Beinn Sgulaird, Robin Howie, The Scotsman, 22 October 2005
  • The Munros, Scottish Mountaineering Trust, 1986, Donald Bennett (Editor) ISBN 0-907521-13-4
  • In the Hills of Breadalbane, V.A. Firsoff, no ISBN
  • The Munros, Scotland's Highest Mountains, Cameron McNeish, ISBN 1-84204-082-0
  • The Magic Of The Munros, Irvine Butterfield, ISBN 0-7153-2168-4
  • Hamish's Mountain Walk, Hamish Brown, ISBN 1-898573-08-5
Munros in SMC Area SMC Section 3 - Strath Orchy to Loch Leven

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