Sgùrr na Cìche

Sgùrr na Cìche
	The Sgùrr na Cìche, looking west from the Sgùrr nan Coireachan
height	1040 m ASL
location	Highlands , Scotland
Mountains	Knoydart
Notch height	839 m
Coordinates	57 ° 0 '46 " N , 5 ° 27' 26" W Coordinates: 57 ° 0 '46 " N , 5 ° 27' 26" W.

The Sgùrr na Cìche ( Rocky Mountain of the Chest or Chest-shaped Mountain in Gaelic ) is a 1040 meter high mountain in Scotland . It is located on the west coast at the eastern end of the Knoydart Peninsula, which is part of the Council Area Highland, and west of Loch Arkaig . Due to its uniform and pointed appearance and its name, which is now perceived as sexually suggestive, the mountain is one of the most famous Munros in the western highlands, despite its remote location on Knoydart . Mountains with suggestive or vulgar names can be found repeatedly in the Highlands, other examples are the Cac Càrn Beag (“Small Dung Pile”) or the Bod an Deamhain (“The Devil's Penis”). Neighboring the Sgùrr na Cìche are the two slightly lower Munros Garbh Cìoch Mhòr and Sgùrr nan Coireachan . Due to its height and free position, the Sgùrr na Cìche offers a wide panoramic view of Knoydart and Lochaber .

The Sgùrr na Cìche from Knoydart can only be reached via long approaches through impassable terrain from Inverie along the south coast of Knoydart via Camusroy. From Spean Bridge , the mountain can be reached via a narrow single track road along Loch Arkaig into the upper Glen Dessarry to the small settlement of Strathan , from there about six hours of walking through partially pathless terrain are required. The Sgùrr na Cìche is very rocky in its summit area and interspersed with stone heaps , so an ascent is a demanding mountain tour.

Individual evidence

^ Peter Drummond, Donald William Stewart, Scottish Hill and Mountain Names: The Origin and Meaning of the Names of Scotland's Hills and Mountains . Scottish Mountaineering Trust, May 31, 1991, ISBN 978-0-907521-30-3 .
↑ 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 ... "
^ Ralf Gantzhorn: Scotland. Walks on the coasts and in the highlands , Rother, 2nd edition 2008, p. 116

Web links

Commons : Sgùrr na Cìche - collection of images, videos and audio files

Sgùrr na Cìche on munromagic.com (English)
The Sgùrr na Cìche on walkhighlands.co.uk (English)
Approach from Loch Arkaig (English)

[1] Peter Drummond, Donald William Stewart, Scottish Hill and Mountain Names: The Origin and Meaning of the Names of Scotland's Hills and Mountains . Scottish Mountaineering Trust, May 31, 1991, ISBN 978-0-907521-30-3 .

[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 ... "

[3] Ralf Gantzhorn: Scotland. Walks on the coasts and in the highlands , Rother, 2nd edition 2008, p. 116