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 The Beinn Eighe massif, view from Loch Clair . |
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| height | 1010 m ASL | |
| location | Highlands , Scotland | |
| Mountains | Torridon Hills | |
| Notch height | 632 m | |
| Coordinates | 57 ° 35 '37 " N , 5 ° 25' 46" W | |
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| rock | Torridonic sandstone and quartzite | |
The Beinn Eighe ( Scottish Gaelic pronunciation [ peɲ ˈe: ə]) is a mountain range up to 1010 meters high in the Scottish Highlands .
geography
location
The massif is located in the Torridon Hills in the Council Area Highland on the Scottish west coast. Two of the total of seven peaks of the Beinn Eighe, the Ruadh-stac Mòr with 1010 meters height at the northwestern end of the massif and the 993 meters high, southeast located Spidean Coire nan Clach are classified as Munro .
On the north side of Beinn Eighe south of Loch Maree , the first British National Nature Reserve (NNR) was designated in 1951 , which now covers almost the entire mountain range and is around 4800 hectares in size. In 1976, the Beinn Eighe has been selected as UNESCO - Biosphere classified. The biosphere reserve around the Beinn Eighe was expanded in 2016 and has been called Wester Ross since then .
geology
The Beinn Eighe forms a complex mountain range, consisting of a semi-circular, closed south mountain range, from the north several valleys and Kare ( Corrie extend). Like the neighboring Liathach , the Beinn Eighe is built as a massif made of sandstone on a gneiss substructure , but in contrast to the Liathach, the peaks consist of white Cambrian quartzite , which can also be seen from afar. The best-known of the Corries, which open to the north, is the Coire Mhic Fearchair , after the three striking rocks at the end of the valley, the Triple Buttresses , also often referred to as the Triple Buttress Corrie . These rocks are a popular destination for rock climbers .
flora
This biosphere reserve is partly forests of up to 350-year-old specimens of've Scots pine ( Pinus sylvestris ) (such a specimen is Scots Pine called) receive, which are among the largest remaining stocks in the region. The Beinn Eighe has the largest population of dwarf juniper heather in Great Britain . Also available are the crowberry , the bearberry and the alpine lady's mantle .
fauna
The NNR is a habitat for a large number of animal species, including the mountain hare , the pine marten and the red deer . The bird world of the Beinn Eighe consists of the golden eagle , the golden plover , the Scottish crossbill , the arctic siskin and the golden cockerel .
Others
On March 14, 1951 flew a Avro Lancaster of the Royal Air Force (RAF) on the way back from a night training flight in the rocks of the Triple Butt Mattresses. All eight crew members were killed. Due to bad weather and the inaccessible terrain, the bodies could only be recovered after two months. Parts of the machine are still in the rocks today. The accident prompted the RAF to form its own mountain rescue teams, which have since been part of the air force.
The entire massif is a popular destination for hikers and mountaineers. On the south bank of Loch Maree on the east side of the massif, a Nature Reserve visitor center has been set up, from which hikes of various levels of difficulty are possible. The two Munros des Beinn Eighe are the preferred destination for mountaineers and Munro excavators , these are best accessible from the south, along the A896 from Torridon to Kinlochewe .
Web links
- Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve (English)
- Spidean Coire nan Clach (Beinn Eighe) on munromagic.com (English)
- Ruadh-stac Mor (Beinn Eighe) on munromagic.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b The Story of Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve, p. 1 ( Memento of the original from January 8, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Wester Ross Biosphere Reserve on the UNESCO website , accessed on July 19, 2019
- ↑ The Story of Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve, p. 6 ( Memento of the original from January 8, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ www.aircrashsites-scotland.co.uk, Avro Lancaster TX264 ( Memento of the original from February 27, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed January 6, 2014
