Pap of Glencoe

Pap of Glencoe
	View over Loch Leven to the Pap of Glencoe, to the right the Sgorr nam Fiannaidh
height	742 m ASL
location	Highlands , Scotland
Notch height	156 m
Coordinates	56 ° 41 '19 " N , 5 ° 3' 47" W Coordinates: 56 ° 41 '19 " N , 5 ° 3' 47" W.

The Pap of Glencoe , also known as Sgorr na Cìche , is a 742 meter high mountain in Scotland . The name of the mountain means in Scots about Chest of Glencoe , in Gaelic about rocky mountain of chest or chest- shaped mountain . It is located in the Council Area Highland on the south bank of Loch Leven and at the entrance to the Glen Coe valley above the village of Glencoe .

View from the summit of the Pap of Glencoe to the west

Glencoe with the Pap of Glencoe towering over the town

Due to its striking silhouette and the dominant location at the entrance to the valley of Glen Coe as well as its name, which is now perceived as sexually suggestive, the Pap of Glencoe is one of the most famous mountains in the western Highlands , although it is not called Munro due to its comparatively low altitude , but only classified as Graham . The notch height of just over 150 meters still means that it is classified as Marilyn . To the east is the Aonach Eagach massif , the westernmost peak of which is the Pap of Glencoe.

The Pap of Glencoe is usually climbed from Glencoe. Start is at the eastern end of the village, from there a steep ascent leads into the approximately 580 meter high Bealach between the Pap of Glencoe and the Sgorr nam Fiannaidh , one of the Munros of the Aonach Eagach. From there the ascent runs on the south side of the summit structure to the highest point marked by a cairn .

Individual evidence

↑ munromagic.com: Sgorr na Ciche (Pap of Glencoe) , accessed March 26, 2015
↑ 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. 27: "Gaelic society, at the time when most hills were given names, was not inhibited by the prudishness in body matters that was later imported into the highlands by the English language and Presbyterian church. Sexual parts of the body, taboo to the incoming 'culture', are referred to quite openly in names. The words for nipple and breast, cìoch (or cìche 'of a breast') and màm are widely used ... "

Web links

Commons : Pap of Glencoe - Collection of images, videos and audio files

The Pap of Glencoe on walkhighlands.co.uk (English)
The Sgorr na Ciche (Pap of Glencoe) on munromagic.com (English)

[1] unromagic.com: Sgorr na Ciche (Pap of Glencoe) , accessed March 26, 2015

[2] 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. 27: "Gaelic society, at the time when most hills were given names, was not inhibited by the prudishness in body matters that was later imported into the highlands by the English language and Presbyterian church. Sexual parts of the body, taboo to the incoming 'culture', are referred to quite openly in names. The words for nipple and breast, cìoch (or cìche 'of a breast') and màm are widely used ... "