Ben Cruachan

Ben Cruachan
Cruachan Beann
Ben Cruachan
Highest point
Elevation	1,126 m (3,694 ft)[1]
Prominence	c. 881 m Ranked 14th in British Isles
Parent peak	Ben Lawers
Listing	Munro, Marilyn, Council top (Argyll and Bute)
Naming
English translation	mountain of peaks[2]
Language of name	Gaelic
Pronunciation	Scottish Gaelic: [ˈkʰɾuəx nə ˈpeɲə]
Geography
Location	Loch Etive/Loch Awe, Scotland
Parent range	Grampian Mountains
OS grid	NN069304
Topo map	OS Landranger 36

Ben Cruachan (Scottish Gaelic: Cruachan Beann)[3] is a mountain that rises to 1,126 metres (3,694 ft), the highest in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It gives its name to the Cruachan Dam, a pumped-storage hydroelectric power station located in a cavern inside the mountain. It is the high point of a ring of mountains, known as the Cruachan Horseshoe, that surrounds the power station reservoir. The horseshoe includes a further Munro (Stob Diamh), a Corbett (Beinn a' Bhuiridh), and several subsidiary summits. "Cruachan!" is the battle cry of Highland clans Campbell and MacIntyre.

See also

• Ben Cruachan Quarry Branch
• Cailleach
• Falls of Cruachan railway station
• List of Munro mountains
• Mountains and hills of Scotland

References

1. "Ben Cruachan". walkhighlands.co.uk. 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
2. Butterfield, Irvine (1986). The High Mountains of Britain and Ireland. London: Diadem Books. ISBN 978-0-906371-71-8.
3. "Ben Cruachan". Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba: Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland.

External links

• Computer generated Summit Panorama Ben Cruachan index
• Visit Cruachan - Ben Cruachan, the Hollow Mountain - visitors' information

56.42618°N 5.13280°W / 56.42618; -5.13280