Ben Lui | |
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Beinn Laoigh | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,130 m (3,710 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 875 m (2,871 ft) Ranked 15th in British Isles |
Parent peak | Ben More |
Listing | Munro, Marilyn |
Naming | |
English translation | calf mountain |
Pronunciation | Scottish Gaelic: [peɲ ˈl̪ˠɤj] |
Geography | |
Location | Argyll, Scotland |
Parent range | Grampian Mountains |
OS grid | NN266263 |
Topo map | OS 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.