Beinn Eighe
| Beinn Eighe - Ruadh-stac Mòr | |
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Sgurr nan Fhir Duibhe, one of the peaks of Beinn Eighe
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,010 m (3,310 ft) |
| Prominence | 632 m (2,073 ft) |
| Parent peak | Liathach |
| Listing | Munro, Marilyn |
| Naming | |
| Translation | Big Red Stack (Gaelic) |
| Pronunciation | Scottish Gaelic: [peɲ ˈe.ə ˈrˠuəs̪t̪ak ˈmoːɾ] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Torridon Hills, Scotland |
| OS grid | NG951611 |
| Topo map | OS Landranger 19 |
| Listed summits of Beinn Eighe | ||||
| Name | Grid ref | Height | Status | |
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| Ruadh-stac Mòr | NG951611 | 1,010 m (3,314 ft) | Marilyn, Munro | |
| Spidean Coire nan Clach | NG966597 | 993 m (3,258 ft) | Munro, Marilyn | |
| Sail Mhòr | NG938605 | 980 m (3,215 ft) | Munro Top, Murdo | |
| Còinneach Mhòr | NG944600 | 976 m (3,202 ft) | Munro Top, Murdo | |
| Sgùrr Bàn | NG974600 | 970 m (3,182 ft) | Munro Top, Murdo | |
| Sgùrr nan Fhir Duibhe | NG981600 | 963 m (3,159 ft) | Munro Top, Murdo | |
| Creag Dhubh | NG983604 | 930 m (3,051 ft) | SubMurdo | |
| Creag Dhubh North Top | NG985607 | 909 m (2,982 ft) | deleted Munro Top | |
| Ruadh-stac Beag | NG972613 | 896 m (2,940 ft) | Corbett, Marilyn | |
Beinn Eighe is a complex mountain massif in the Torridon area of the Highlands of Scotland. It forms a long ridge with many spurs and summits, two of which are classified as Munros. The name Beinn Eighe comes from the Scottish Gaelic meaning File Mountain. Unlike the neighbouring hill Slioch it has a cap of Cambrian basal quartzite which gives the peaks of Beinn Eighe a distinctive light colour. Its complex topography has made it popular with both hillwalkers and climbers and the National Nature Reserve on its northern side makes it an accessible mountain for all visitors.
Located between Loch Maree and Glen Torridon on the west coast of Scotland, Beinn Eighe is a complex mountain. A main ridge runs on a line extending from close to Kinlochewe in the north-east to the narrow glen of the Coire Dubh Mor separating it from the neighbouring mountain of Liathach in the south-west. The slopes into Glen Torridon on the south side are steep with few features and covered in white quartzite screes. On the north side are four large corries between which are a series of spurs extending out from the main ridge.
Two of Beinn Eighe's summits are classified as Munros. Ruadh-stac Mòr ('Big Red Stack' in Scottish Gaelic) is on one of the spurs off the main ridge and stands at a height of 1,010 m (3,314 ft). The second Munro, Spidean Coire nan Clach ('Peak of the Corrie of Stones' in Scottish Gaelic), is the highest point on the main ridge itself. It stands at a height of 993 m (3,258 ft) and commands an extensive view over both Glen Torridon and the rest of the Beinn Eighe massif.
One of the most famous features of Beinn Eighe is the corrie of Coire Mhic Fearchair, often simply known as the “Triple Buttress Corrie” after the three large rock features which dominate the view from the north. There are many rock climbs on the buttresses and hillwalkers can access the tops of the buttresses from the head of the corrie.
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