Beinn Heasgarnich
| Beinn Heasgarnich | ||
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 The Beinn Heasgarnich from the east |
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| height | 1078 m ASL | |
| location | Highlands , Scotland | |
| Notch height | 579 m | |
| Coordinates | 56 ° 30 '37 " N , 4 ° 34' 46" W | |
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The Beinn Heasgarnich is a 1078 meter high mountain in Scotland . Its Gaelic name means protective mountain or peaceful mountain . Due to its extension in north-south direction, the mountain represents a barrier for the westerly winds, which are often quite strong in this part of Scotland, and thus offers protection for cattle breeding in the valleys east of the mountain. The Beinn Heasgarnich is classified as Munro and is located in the Council Area Perth and Kinross , about 13 kilometers northeast of Tyndrum in the extensive mountain landscape between Loch Lyon in the north and Glen Lochay in the south.
Like many peaks in the region, the Beinn Heasgarnich is also a mountain characterized by wide grassy slopes. Only to the north it has a rocky and steep north side towering over Loch Lyon, and to the west the mountain drops steeply into the valley of the Allt Fionn a 'Ghlinne . To the southwest, the Stob at Fhir-Bhogha and the Sròn Tairbh are two somewhat lower pre -peaks . To the east, the mountain descends in wide, gentle slopes. The slopes as well as the surrounding area of the mountain are characterized by moist moorland and various small lakes, some of which are almost silted up .
The Beinn Heasgarnich is usually climbed together with the neighboring Creag Mhòr to the west . The mountaineering requirements are rather low, but all climbing possibilities are pathless and lead through swampy moorland. The shortest approach starts at the highest point of a small single track road between the settlement of Kenknock in Glen Lochay and Loch Lyon in the east of the mountain. From there it goes pathless along the Allt Tarsainn, which rises on the northeast flank of the mountain, to the summit. There are other access options from the south above Glen Lochay.
Individual evidence
- ^ Scottish Mountaineering Club Munro List , accessed April 10, 2018
- ↑ Peter Drummond: Scottish Hill and Mountain Names: The Origin and Meaning of the Names of Scotland's Hills and Mountains , Scottish Mountaineering Trust, 2010, ISBN 978-0-907521-95-2 , p. 208
Web links
- The Beinn Heasgarnich on walkhighlands.co.uk (English)
- The Beinn Heasgarnich on munromagic.com (English)