Ben More (Crianlarich)

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Ben More
The summit of Ben More, seen from the ascent to Stob Binnein, neighboring to the south

The summit of Ben More, seen from the ascent to Stob Binnein , neighboring to the south
height 1174  m ASL
location Highlands , Scotland
Coordinates 56 ° 23 '11 "  N , 4 ° 32' 21"  W Coordinates: 56 ° 23 '11 "  N , 4 ° 32' 21"  W
Ben More (Crianlarich) (Scotland)
Ben More (Crianlarich)

The Ben More ( A 'Bheinn Mhòr in Gaelic ) is a 1,174 meter high mountain in Scotland . Its name means great mountain . It is located in the southern Highlands southeast of the village of Crianlarich above Glen Dochart in the Stirling Council Area in Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park and is one of the Munros . It ranks 16th on the list of Scottish tallest mountains and is the tallest British mountain south of the Tay .

Ben More (right) and Stob Binnein (left)

The striking green pyramid of Ben More towers above Crianlarich, Glen Dochart and the West Highland Way that runs through Crianlarich . The most popular ascent to the Ben More leads from the north with an almost continuously very steep and strenuous ascent from the Benmore farm, located north in the valley on the A85 , over its northern, grassy flank. Many mountaineers combine the tour with climbing the neighboring Stob Binnein, which is separated from Ben More by the saddle Bealach Eadar da-Bheinn, which is about 300 meters lower . Due to its height, the summit of Ben More offers a good view to the west as far as Ben Lui and over the southern highlands to Ben Lawers . On the north side of the Ben More there is a snow field known as Cuidhe Chrom (Gaelic for crooked container / wreath ) , which often lasts well into summer and is also shown on the Ordnance Survey map at a scale of 1: 25,000.

Probably because of its height, the Ben More has already been affected by aircraft accidents several times . In January 1973, a collided Vickers Viscount of the British European Airways on a test flight to the summit of Ben More, both crew members and two passengers were killed. In 1987 a helicopter had an accident during a rescue mission in the summit area. In May 2012, an ultralight plane crashed and claimed two lives.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ben More at www.munromagic.com
  2. ↑ The Ben More on walkhighlands.co.uk
  3. ↑ a b Eddie's Blog: Air wrecks and summer snow on Ben More
  4. ↑ Link to the accident report on the UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) website
  5. ↑ BBC News: Stirlingshire mountain microlight crash kills two men, May 13, 2012

Web links

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