Beinn Uraraidh
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 Parts of the aircraft wreck on the slopes of Beinn Uraraidh in the direction of Beinn Bheigier |
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| height | 456 m | |
| location | Islay , Argyll and Bute , Scotland | |
| Coordinates | 55 ° 42 '45 " N , 6 ° 7' 53" W | |
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Beinn Uraraidh is a mountain on the Scottish Hebridean island of Islay . The 456 m high elevation is located in the southeast of the island about seven kilometers southwest of Cape McArthur's Head and ten kilometers north-northwest of the ferry terminal Port Ellen and east-southeast of the island's capital Bowmore . Beinn Uraraidh is part of a mountain range that includes Beinn na Caillich , Sgorr nam Faoileann , Glas Bheinn , Beinn Bheigeir , Beinn Bhàn and Beinn Sholum, the highest mountains in Islay. A pile of stones is piled up at the summit. The Kintour River rises on the slopes of the hill and flows into Aros Bay a few kilometers east near the settlement of Kintour . A few hundred meters south is Loch Beinn Uraraidh .
Beinn Uraraidh is located in a sparsely populated part of the island, which is why there are no roads to the mountain. However, hiking routes to the mountain are described that also include the surrounding peaks.
On September 25, 1951, a Fairey Firefly fighter plane crashed on the eastern slopes of the mountain . The two Australian pilots who completed a training flight were killed. The wreck was not recovered and parts are still scattered over several hundred meters on the mountain.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ Graham Uney: Central and Southern Scottish Highlands (= . Backpacker's Britain Vol. 4). Cicerone, Milnthorpe 2008, ISBN 1-852-84527-9 , p. 218.