Ben Cruachan
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Ben Cruachan, seen from Meall Cuanail
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| Elevation | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). [1] |
| Prominence | c. 881 m Ranked 14th in British Isles |
| Parent peak | Ben Lawers |
| Listing | Munro, Marilyn, Council top (Argyll and Bute) |
| Naming | |
| Translation | Mountain of Peaks[2] (Gaelic) |
| Pronunciation | Scottish Gaelic: [ˈkʰɾuəxan] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Loch Etive/Loch Awe, Scotland |
| OS grid | NN069304 |
| Topo map | OS Landranger 36 |
Ben Cruachan (Gaelic: Cruach na Beinne) is a 1126 m mountain that is the highest point 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, Cruachan! is the Battle cry for Highland clans Campbell and MacIntyre.
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.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ben Cruachan. |
- Computer generated Summit Panorama Ben Cruachan index
- Visit Cruachan - Ben Cruachan, the Hollow Mountain - visitors' information
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