Beinn Mhanach

Beinn Mhanach
Beinn Mhanach from the east
Highest point
Elevation953 m (3,127 ft)[1]
Prominence315 m (1,033 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
ListingMunro, Marilyn
Naming
English translationmonks' mountain
Language of nameGaelic
Geography
Map
LocationPerthshire, Scotland
Parent rangeGrampians
OS gridNN373412
Topo mapOS Landranger 50, OS Explorer 377
Climbing
Easiest routeBy Auch or Achaladair farm

Beinn Mhanach (Scottish Gaelic for 'monks' mountain'),[2][3] also anglicized Ben Vannoch,[2] is a mountain in the Breadalbane region of the Scottish Highlands. It is east from Bridge of Orchy, overlooking Loch Lyon to the south and Gleann Cailliche to the north. It is a Munro with a height of 953 metres (3,127 ft). The mountain has two rounded summits; the western one is called Beinn a 'Chuirn and rises to 923 metres (3,028 ft). From the West Highland Line and the A82 road, the mountain can be seen clearly 8 km north-east up the Auch Gleann.[3] On the southern side the slopes are grassy but the more remote northern side is craggier.[3]

  1. ^ "walkhighlands Beinn Mhanach". walkhighlands.co.uk. 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Beinn Mhanach". Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba: Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland.
  3. ^ a b c Donald Bennet and Rab Anderson (eds), The Munros: Scottish Mountaineering Club Hillwalkers' Guide, revised 3rd. ed., 2008, p. 45