Sgùrr a' Mhaoraich
| Sgurr a' Mhaoraich | |
| Inverness-shire | |
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 Sgùrr a' Mhaoraich from Sgùrr Coire nan Eiricheallach | |
| Summit: | 3,369 feet NG983065 57°6’19"N, 5°19’51"W |
Sgurr a' Mhaoraich is a mountain in Inverness-shire, which reaches a height of 3,369 feet at its summit, and so it qualifies as a Munro. It stands to the north of Loch Quoich.
Seen from Kinloch Hourn to the west, or from the north, it shows large, steep, rocky flanks with a complex series of ridges and corries, but like its neighbours such as Gleouraich, its southern side is gentler and grassier.[1]
Names
The mountain was originally known as Sgùrr a' Mhoraire, meaning peak of the landowner, but has been changed on modern maps to Sgùrr a' Mhaoraich, which may be derived from the Gaelic maorach meaning shellfish. This may be a reference to the hill's ribbed summit, which has been said to resemble a shell.[2]
Ascents
The mountain is most commonly climbed from the shores of Loch Quioch to the south. A stalker's path leads up the Bac nan Canaichean ridge to the subsidiary top of Sgùrr Coire nan Eiricheallach (2,923 feet), which is connected to the main summit by a mile-long ridge, which has a number of rocky outcrops which can be scrambled over or bypassed.[1] An alternative, and less frequently climbed route is from the north-east end of Glen Quoich, by way of a stalker's path which runs the length of Coire a' Carorainn and to the rocky summit of An Bathaich (2,927 feet), and from there south to Sgùrr a' Mhaoraich by way of a high bealach.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Munros (SMC Guide), Donald Bennett et al., ISBN 0-907521-13-4
- ↑ Trout and about on a wet day by Loch Quoich, Robin Howie, The Scotsman, 8 April 2006
- ↑ The Munros: Scotland's Highest Mountains, Cameron McNeish, ISBN 0-947782-50-8
| Munros in SMC Area SMC Section 10 - Loch Eil to Glen Shiel |
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Aonach air Chrith • Beinn Sgritheall • Creag a' Mhaim • Creag nan Damh • Druim Shionnach • Gairich • Garbh Chioch Mhor • Gleouraich • Gulvain • Ladhar Bheinn • Luinne Bheinn • Maol Chinn-dearg • Meall Buidhe • Meall na Teanga • Sgùrr a' Mhaoraich • Sgùrr an Doire Leathain • Sgùrr an Lochain • Sgùrr Mòr • Sgùrr na Cìche • Sgùrr na Sgine • Sgurr nan Coireachan (Glen Dessary) • Sgurr nan Coireachan (Glenfinnan) • Sgùrr Thuilm • Spidean Mialach • Sron a' Choire Ghairbh • The Saddle |