Ben Lui

Ben Lui
Beinn Laoigh
Ben Lui from the north
Highest point
Elevation1,130 m (3,710 ft)[1]
Prominence875 m (2,871 ft)
Ranked 15th in British Isles
Parent peakBen More
ListingMunro, Marilyn
Naming
English translationcalf mountain
PronunciationScottish Gaelic: [peɲ ˈl̪ˠɤj]
Geography
Map
LocationArgyll, Scotland
Parent rangeGrampian Mountains
OS gridNN266263
Topo mapOS Landranger 50

Ben Lui (Scottish Gaelic: Beinn Laoigh)[2] is a mountain in the southern Highlands of Scotland. It is a Munro with a height of 1,130 metres (3,710 ft). Ben Lui is in northeast Argyll and is the highest peak of a mountain chain that includes three other Munros. It has five well-defined ridges radiating out from the summit. Four corries lie between the ridges, including Coire Gaothaich on the northeast side of the mountain.

  1. ^ "walkhighlands Ben Lui". walkhighlands.co.uk. 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Ben Lui". Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba: Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland.