Ben Tangaval
| Ben Tangaval | ||
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 View of Ben Tangaval from the north of the Isle of Barra Hotel |
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| height | 332 m | |
| location | Barra , Scotland | |
| Coordinates | 56 ° 57 '34 " N , 7 ° 32' 0" W | |
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| rock | Gneiss | |
| particularities | second highest point on Barra | |
Ben Tangaval ( Gaelic : Beinn Tangabhal ) is a hill on the Scottish Hebridean island of Barra . It is the second highest point on the island after the 383 m high Heaval . The 332 m high elevation is located about 2.5 kilometers northwest of Castlebay , the capital of the island, which is also the closest larger settlement. The third highest point on Barra is the 206 m high Ben Cliad . The mound consists essentially of gneiss .
While Ben means mountain, the name part Tangaval is derived from the nearby settlement of the same name. Originally the name comes from the Nordic name Tanga-stödhull , which roughly means milking place near the cape . Extensive archaeological excavations have been carried out on the slopes of Ben Tangaval and on the Tangaval Peninsula, including the remains of a heel-shaped cairn and settlements from the Neolithic . Settlement of the slopes of Ben Tanagaval has been proven for about 6000 years.
Various routes are described for hikes on the Ben Tangaval.
Individual evidence
- ^ Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ^ Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ^ Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ K. Branigan, P. Foster: Barra - Archaeological Research on Ben Tangaval. 1st edition. Sheffield Academic Press, Sheffield 1995, ISBN 1-85075-507-8 , p. 5.
- ↑ JL Campbell (ed.): The Book of Barra. George Routledge & Sons, London 1936, p. 293.
- ↑ K. Branigan, P. Foster: Barra - Archaeological Research on Ben Tangaval. 1st edition. Sheffield Academic Press, Sheffield 1995, ISBN 1-85075-507-8 .
- ^ R. Redfern: Walking in the Hebrides. 1st edition. Cicerone, 2001, ISBN 1-85284-263-6 , pp. 155-159.